Primera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de China 2012
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren | 1:37.106 | 7 |
| 2 |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | + 1.010 | 14 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | + 1.210 | 14 |
| 4 |  Sergio Perez |
Sauber | + 1.478 | 13 |
| 5 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber | + 1.805 | 12 |
| 6 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull | + 1.871 | 15 |
| 7 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | + 2.092 | 12 |
| 8 | Jenson Button |
McLaren | + 2.093 | 6 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso | + 2.642 | 16 |
| 10 |  Jean-Eric Vergne |
Toro Rosso | + 2.662 | 14 |
| 11 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | + 2.950 | 14 |
| 12 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | + 3.047 | 14 |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | + 3.222 | 13 |
| 15 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams | + 3.434 | 12 |
| 16 |  Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham | + 3.965 | 14 |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean |
Lotus | + 4.098 | 14 |
| 18 | Timo Glock |
Manor | + 5.224 | 14 |
| 21 | Pedro Martínez de la Rosa |
HRT | + 7.121 | 10 |
| 22 | Charles Pic |
Manor | + 7.394 | 15 |
| 23 |  Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT | + 10.098 | 12 |
| 24 | Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus | + 13.359 | 11 |