02/11/2012
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:43.285 | 120.291 mph |
| 2 | Button | McLaren | 1:43.618 | 0.333 |
| 3 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:44.050 | 0.765 |
| 4 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:44.366 | 1.081 |
| 5 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:44.542 | 1.257 |
| 6 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:44.694 | 1.409 |
| 7 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:45.115 | 1.830 |
| 8 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:45.194 | 1.909 |
| 9 | Bottas | Williams | 1:45.347 | 2.062 |
| 10 | Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:45.422 | 2.137 |
| 11 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:45.567 | 2.282 |
| 12 | Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:45.587 | 2.302 |
| 13 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:45.722 | 2.437 |
| 14 | Grosjean | Lotus | 1:45.743 | 2.458 |
| 15 | Bianchi | Force India | 1:45.769 | 2.484 |
| 16 | Perez | Sauber | 1:45.811 | 2.526 |
| 17 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:46.649 | 3.364 |
| 18 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:46.708 | 3.423 |
| 19 | Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:47.418 | 4.133 |
| 20 | Glock | Marussia | 1:47.891 | 4.606 |
| 21 | De la Rosa | HRT | 1:48.354 | 5.069 |
| 22 | Chilton | Marussia | 1:48.887 | 5.602 |
| 23 | Ma | HRT | 1:50.487 | 7.202 |
| 24 | Van der Garde | Caterham | No Time |
Note: 107% = 1:50.514
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