24/11/2012
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Button | McLaren | 1:13.188 | 131.705 mph |
| 2 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:13.245 | 0.057 |
| 3 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:13.385 | 0.197 |
| 4 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:13.389 | 0.201 |
| 5 | Grosjean | Lotus | 1:13.420 | 0.232 |
| 6 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:13.486 | 0.298 |
| 7 | Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:13.602 | 0.414 |
| 8 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:13.691 | 0.503 |
| 9 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:13.700 | 0.512 |
| 10 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:13.712 | 0.524 |
| 11 | Senna | Williams | 1:13.948 | 0.760 |
| 12 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:14.126 | 0.938 |
| 13 | Perez | Sauber | 1:14.190 | 1.002 |
| 14 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:14.192 | 1.004 |
| 15 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:14.347 | 1.159 |
| 16 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:14.687 | 1.499 |
| 17 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:14.972 | 1.784 |
| 18 | Petrov | Caterham | 1:15.159 | 1.971 |
| 19 | Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:15.707 | 2.519 |
| 20 | Glock | Marussia | 1:15.763 | 2.575 |
| 21 | Pic | Marussia | 1:16.059 | 2.871 |
| 22 | De la Rosa | HRT | 1:16.198 | 3.010 |
| 23 | Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:16.793 | 3.605 |
| 24 | Raikkonen | Lotus | No Time |
Note: 107% = 1:18.311