Tercera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de China 2012
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren | 1:35.940 | 13 |
| 2 | Jenson Button |
McLaren | + 0.123 | 12 |
| 3 |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | + 0.449 | 16 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | + 0.572 | 17 |
| 5 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull | + 0.695 | 16 |
| 6 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams | + 0.825 | 17 |
| 7 |  Sergio Perez |
Sauber | + 0.841 | 19 |
| 8 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber | + 0.940 | 17 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | + 1.099 | 15 |
| 10 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus | + 1.121 | 17 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | + 1.297 | 16 |
| 12 |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus | + 1.334 | 19 |
| 13 | Paul di Resta |
Force India | + 1.348 | 16 |
| 14 |  Bruno Senna |
Williams | + 1.485 | 14 |
| 15 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | + 1.525 | 12 |
| 16 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
Toro Rosso | + 1.553 | 13 |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso | + 1.688 | 14 |
| 18 | Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | + 1.891 | 14 |
| 19 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham | + 2.761 | 19 |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham | + 3.258 | 19 |
| 21 | Timo Glock |
Manor | + 3.856 | 18 |
| 22 | Charles Pic |
Manor | + 4.108 | 17 |
| 23 |  Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT | + 5.323 | 14 |
| 24 | Pedro Martínez de la Rosa |
HRT | + 5.559 | 18 |