07/09/2012
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:25.290 | 151.935 mph |
| 2 | Button | McLaren | 1:25.328 | 0.038 |
| 3 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:25.348 | 0.058 |
| 4 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:25.430 | 0.140 |
| 5 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:25.446 | 0.156 |
| 6 | Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:25.504 | 0.214 |
| 7 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:25.546 | 0.256 |
| 8 | Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:25.547 | 0.257 |
| 9 | Perez | Sauber | 1:26.068 | 0.778 |
| 10 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:26.094 | 0.804 |
| 11 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:26.104 | 0.814 |
| 12 | D'Ambrosio | Lotus | 1:26.157 | 0.867 |
| 13 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:26.394 | 1.104 |
| 14 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:26.404 | 1.114 |
| 15 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:26.724 | 1.434 |
| 16 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:26.730 | 1.440 |
| 17 | Senna | Williams | 1:26.783 | 1.493 |
| 18 | Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:26.841 | 1.551 |
| 19 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:26.864 | 1.574 |
| 20 | Petrov | Caterham | 1:27.222 | 1.932 |
| 21 | Glock | Marussia | 1:27.944 | 2.654 |
| 22 | Pic | Marussia | 1:27.968 | 2.678 |
| 23 | De la Rosa | HRT | 1:28.575 | 3.285 |
| 24 | Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:28.779 | 3.489 |
Note: 107% = 1:31.260
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