Tercera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de Alemania 2012
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | 1:16.014 | 14 |
| 2 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren | + 0.077 | 21 |
| 3 |  Sergio Pérez |
Sauber | + 0.188 | 21 |
| 4 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus | + 0.224 | 27 |
| 5 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull | + 0.433 | 19 |
| 6 |  Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | + 0.461 | 18 |
| 7 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams | + 0.650 | 18 |
| 8 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | + 0.757 | 15 |
| 9 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber | + 0.793 | 25 |
| 10 | Bruno Senna |
Williams | + 0.916 | 23 |
| 11 |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus | + 0.948 | 26 |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | + 1.019 | 26 |
| 13 | Paul di Resta |
Force India | + 1.134 | 24 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso | + 1.224 | 25 |
| 15 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | + 1.252 | 22 |
| 16 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
Toro Rosso | + 1.405 | 23 |
| 17 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | + 1.477 | 26 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham | + 2.352 | 21 |
| 19 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham | + 2.804 | 23 |
| 20 | Pedro Martínez de la Rosa |
HRT | + 3.764 | 22 |
| 21 | Timo Glock |
Manor | + 4.221 | 22 |
| 22 | Charles Pic |
Manor | + 4.304 | 9 |
| 23 |  Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT | + 4.727 | 22 |
| 24 | Jenson Button |
McLaren | + 4.900 | 25 |