Tercera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de Australia 2012
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren | 1:25.681 | 18 |
| 2 |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus | + 0.077 | 21 |
| 3 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull | + 0.219 | 20 |
| 4 | Jenson Button |
McLaren | + 0.225 | 17 |
| 5 |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | + 0.248 | 23 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | + 0.397 | 14 |
| 7 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | + 0.530 | 12 |
| 8 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams | + 0.789 | 17 |
| 9 |  Sergio Perez |
Sauber | + 0.951 | 20 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso | + 1.042 | 17 |
| 11 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
Toro Rosso | + 1.052 | 15 |
| 12 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus | + 1.056 | 19 |
| 13 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber | + 1.074 | 21 |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | + 1.348 | 23 |
| 15 |  Bruno Senna |
Williams | + 1.438 | 20 |
| 16 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | + 1.642 | 19 |
| 17 | Paul di Resta |
Force India | + 1.747 | 22 |
| 18 | Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | + 2.342 | 19 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham | + 2.660 | 19 |
| 20 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham | + 3.021 | 11 |
| 21 | Timo Glock |
Manor | + 5.047 | 13 |
| 22 | Charles Pic |
Manor | + 5.544 | 14 |
| 23 | Pedro Martínez de la Rosa |
HRT | + 7.433 | 12 |
| 24 |  Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT | + 7.580 | 13 |