Primera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de Alemania 2012
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jenson Button |
McLaren | 1:16.595 | 27 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren | + 0.498 | 22 |
| 3 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | + 0.775 | 21 |
| 4 |  Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | + 0.787 | 20 |
| 5 |  Sergio Pérez |
Sauber | + 0.818 | 28 |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | + 1.004 | 17 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | + 1.320 | 27 |
| 8 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | + 1.400 | 22 |
| 9 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams | + 1.425 | 20 |
| 10 |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus | + 1.535 | 21 |
| 11 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber | + 1.631 | 22 |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | + 1.744 | 21 |
| 13 |  Valtteri Bottas |
Williams | + 1.827 | 28 |
| 14 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso | + 2.114 | 30 |
| 15 | Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus | + 2.236 | 14 |
| 16 | Jules Bianchi |
Force India | + 2.377 | 21 |
| 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
Toro Rosso | + 2.444 | 34 |
| 18 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham | + 3.079 | 24 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham | + 3.368 | 24 |
| 20 | Mark Webber |
Red Bull | + 3.527 | 27 |
| 21 | Charles Pic |
Manor | + 3.574 | 20 |
| 22 | Timo Glock |
Manor | + 3.944 | 18 |
| 23 | Pedro Martínez de la Rosa |
HRT | + 4.543 | 24 |
| 24 | Dani Clos |
HRT | + 5.145 | 27 |