Tercera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de Baréin 2012
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | 1:33.254 | 14 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | + 0.147 | 14 |
| 3 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull | + 0.409 | 15 |
| 4 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren | + 0.528 | 16 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | + 0.542 | 16 |
| 6 | Jenson Button |
McLaren | + 0.645 | 14 |
| 7 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus | + 0.722 | 14 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso | + 0.943 | 14 |
| 9 |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus | + 1.147 | 16 |
| 10 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | + 1.641 | 11 |
| 11 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams | + 1.664 | 12 |
| 12 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
Toro Rosso | + 1.723 | 12 |
| 13 |  Sergio Pérez |
Sauber | + 1.813 | 17 |
| 14 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber | + 1.874 | 14 |
| 15 | Paul di Resta |
Force India | + 2.082 | 22 |
| 16 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | + 2.282 | 15 |
| 17 | Bruno Senna |
Williams | + 2.369 | 16 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham | + 2.440 | 19 |
| 19 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | + 2.519 | 21 |
| 20 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham | + 3.278 | 17 |
| 21 | Charles Pic |
Manor | + 4.013 | 18 |
| 22 | Timo Glock |
Manor | + 4.400 | 18 |
| 23 | Pedro Martínez de la Rosa |
HRT | + 5.719 | 11 |
| 24 |  Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT | + 5.967 | 9 |