06/10/2012
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:30.839 | 143.003 mph |
| 2 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:31.090 | 0.251 |
| 3 | Button | McLaren | 1:31.290 | 0.451 |
| 4 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:31.700 | 0.861 |
| 5 | Grosjean | Lotus | 1:31.898 | 1.059 |
| 6 | Perez | Sauber | 1:32.022 | 1.183 |
| 7 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.114 | 1.275 |
| 8 | Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:32.208 | 1.369 |
| 9 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:32.327 | 1.488 |
| 10 | Hulkenberg | Force India | No Time | |
| 11 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.293 | |
| 12 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:32.327 | |
| 13 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:32.469 | |
| 14 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:32.512 | |
| 15 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:32.625 | |
| 16 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:32.954 | |
| 17 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:33.368 | |
| 18 | Senna | Williams | 1:33.405 | |
| 19 | Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:34.657 | |
| 20 | Glock | Marussia | 1:35.213 | |
| 21 | De la Rosa | HRT | 1:35.385 | |
| 22 | Pic | Marussia | 1:35.429 | |
| 23 | Petrov | Caterham | 1:35.432 | |
| 24 | Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:36.734 |
Note: Q1 107% = 1:38.471
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