Calificación del Gran Premio de China 2012
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | 1:35.121 |
| 2 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren | +0.505 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | +0.570 |
| 4 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber | +0.663 |
| 5 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus | +0.777 |
| 6 | Jenson Button |
McLaren | +1.070 |
| 7 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull | +1.169 |
| 8 |  Sergio Pérez |
Sauber | +1.403 |
| 9 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | +1.501 |
| 10 |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus | 1:35.903 |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | +0.128 |
| 12 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | +0.352 |
| 13 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams | +0.380 |
| 14 | Bruno Senna |
Williams | +0.386 |
| 15 | Paul di Resta |
Force India | +0.414 |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | +0.842 |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso | +1.053 |
| 18 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
Toro Rosso | 1:37.714 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham | +0.749 |
| 20 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham | +0.963 |
| 21 | Timo Glock |
Manor | +1.568 |
| 22 | Charles Pic |
Manor | +2.003 |
| 23 | Pedro Martínez de la Rosa |
HRT | +2.697 |
| 24 |  Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT | +3.286 |