21/09/2012
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:48.340 | 104.747 mph |
| 2 | Button | McLaren | 1:48.651 | 0.311 |
| 3 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:48.896 | 0.556 |
| 4 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:48.964 | 0.624 |
| 5 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:49.086 | 0.746 |
| 6 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:49.300 | 0.960 |
| 7 | Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:49.339 | 0.999 |
| 8 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:49.790 | 1.450 |
| 9 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:50.039 | 1.699 |
| 10 | Grosjean | Lotus | 1:50.161 | 1.821 |
| 11 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:50.263 | 1.923 |
| 12 | Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:50.345 | 2.005 |
| 13 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:50.636 | 2.296 |
| 14 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:50.791 | 2.451 |
| 15 | Perez | Sauber | 1:51.122 | 2.782 |
| 16 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:51.450 | 3.110 |
| 17 | Senna | Williams | 1:51.452 | 3.112 |
| 18 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:52.009 | 3.669 |
| 19 | Glock | Marussia | 1:52.218 | 3.878 |
| 20 | Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:52.576 | 4.236 |
| 21 | Pic | Marussia | 1:52.863 | 4.523 |
| 22 | Petrov | Caterham | 1:52.936 | 4.596 |
| 23 | De la Rosa | HRT | 1:54.448 | 6.108 |
| 24 | Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:54.514 | 6.174 |
Note: 107% = 1:55.923
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