Primera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de Australia 2012
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jenson Button |
McLaren | 1:27.560 | 11 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren | + 0.245 | 14 |
| 3 |  Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | + 0.675 | 17 |
| 4 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | + 0.800 | 21 |
| 5 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull | + 0.907 | 21 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | + 1.123 | 22 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso | + 1.348 | 23 |
| 8 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams | + 1.855 | 16 |
| 9 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus | + 2.005 | 8 |
| 10 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber | + 2.162 | 26 |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | + 2.230 | 21 |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | + 2.305 | 17 |
| 13 | Paul di Resta |
Force India | + 2.321 | 18 |
| 14 |  Bruno Senna |
Williams | + 2.393 | 21 |
| 15 |  Sergio Pérez |
Sauber | + 2.564 | 22 |
| 16 |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus | + 2.955 | 16 |
| 17 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham | + 3.026 | 16 |
| 18 | Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | + 3.183 | 11 |
| 19 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
Toro Rosso | + 3.618 | 17 |
| 20 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham | + 4.423 | 8 |
| 21 | Timo Glock |
Manor | + 7.170 | 8 |
| 22 | Charles Pic |
Manor | + 12.696 | 11 |