13/10/2012
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:37.642 | 128.641 mph |
| 2 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:38.169 | 0.527 |
| 3 | Button | McLaren | 1:38.511 | 0.869 |
| 4 | Grosjean | Lotus | 1:38.582 | 0.940 |
| 5 | Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:38.666 | 1.024 |
| 6 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:38.705 | 1.063 |
| 7 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:38.766 | 1.124 |
| 8 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.791 | 1.149 |
| 9 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:38.833 | 1.191 |
| 10 | Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:38.932 | 1.290 |
| 11 | Perez | Sauber | 1:38.954 | 1.312 |
| 12 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:39.010 | 1.368 |
| 13 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:39.150 | 1.508 |
| 14 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:39.156 | 1.514 |
| 15 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:39.345 | 1.703 |
| 16 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:39.448 | 1.806 |
| 17 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:39.537 | 1.895 |
| 18 | Senna | Williams | 1:39.706 | 2.064 |
| 19 | Petrov | Caterham | 1:41.114 | 3.472 |
| 20 | Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:41.437 | 3.795 |
| 21 | Pic | Marussia | 1:41.684 | 4.042 |
| 22 | Glock | Marussia | 1:42.062 | 4.420 |
| 23 | Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:42.845 | 5.203 |
| 24 | De la Rosa | HRT | 1:42.882 | 5.240 |
Note: 107% = 1:44.476