01/09/2012
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:48.542 | 144.349 mph |
| 2 | Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:48.683 | 0.141 |
| 3 | Perez | Sauber | 1:48.850 | 0.308 |
| 4 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:48.863 | 0.321 |
| 5 | Button | McLaren | 1:49.091 | 0.549 |
| 6 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:49.092 | 0.550 |
| 7 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:49.164 | 0.622 |
| 8 | Grosjean | Lotus | 1:49.266 | 0.724 |
| 9 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:49.292 | 0.750 |
| 10 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:49.382 | 0.840 |
| 11 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:49.561 | 1.019 |
| 12 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:49.615 | 1.073 |
| 13 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:49.621 | 1.079 |
| 14 | Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:49.674 | 1.132 |
| 15 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:49.710 | 1.168 |
| 16 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:49.776 | 1.234 |
| 17 | Senna | Williams | 1:50.027 | 1.485 |
| 18 | Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:52.339 | 3.797 |
| 19 | Pic | Marussia | 1:52.566 | 4.024 |
| 20 | Glock | Marussia | 1:52.630 | 4.088 |
| 21 | Petrov | Caterham | 1:52.809 | 4.267 |
| 22 | De la Rosa | HRT | 1:53.383 | 4.841 |
| 23 | Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:53.562 | 5.020 |
| 24 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:58.113 | 9.571 |
Note: 107% = 1:56.139