21/07/2012
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:16.014 | 134.607 mph |
| 2 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:16.091 | 0.077 |
| 3 | Perez | Sauber | 1:16.202 | 0.188 |
| 4 | Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:16.238 | 0.224 |
| 5 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:16.447 | 0.433 |
| 6 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:16.475 | 0.461 |
| 7 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:16.664 | 0.650 |
| 8 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:16.771 | 0.757 |
| 9 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:16.807 | 0.793 |
| 10 | Senna | Williams | 1:16.930 | 0.916 |
| 11 | Grosjean | Lotus | 1:16.962 | 0.948 |
| 12 | Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:17.033 | 1.019 |
| 13 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:17.148 | 1.134 |
| 14 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:17.238 | 1.224 |
| 15 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:17.266 | 1.252 |
| 16 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:17.419 | 1.405 |
| 17 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:17.491 | 1.477 |
| 18 | Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:18.366 | 2.352 |
| 19 | Petrov | Caterham | 1:18.818 | 2.804 |
| 20 | De la Rosa | HRT | 1:19.778 | 3.764 |
| 21 | Glock | Marussia | 1:20.235 | 4.221 |
| 22 | Pic | Marussia | 1:20.318 | 4.304 |
| 23 | Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:20.741 | 4.727 |
| 24 | Button | McLaren | 1:20.914 | 4.900 |
Note: 107% = 1:21.334