Primera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de Emiratos Árabes 2012
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren | 1:43.285 | 21 |
| 2 | Jenson Button |
McLaren | + 0.333 | 19 |
| 3 |  Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | + 0.765 | 23 |
| 4 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | + 1.081 | 21 |
| 5 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull | + 1.257 | 22 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | + 1.409 | 23 |
| 7 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams | + 1.830 | 26 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | + 1.909 | 19 |
| 9 |  Valtteri Bottas |
Williams | + 2.062 | 25 |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus | + 2.137 | 15 |
| 11 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | + 2.282 | 24 |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | + 2.302 | 20 |
| 13 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber | + 2.437 | 20 |
| 14 |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus | + 2.458 | 20 |
| 15 | Jules Bianchi |
Force India | + 2.484 | 22 |
| 16 |  Sergio Pérez |
Sauber | + 2.526 | 22 |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso | + 3.364 | 24 |
| 18 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
Toro Rosso | + 3.423 | 26 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham | + 4.133 | 23 |
| 20 | Timo Glock |
Manor | + 4.606 | 21 |
| 21 | Pedro Martínez de la Rosa |
HRT | + 5.069 | 22 |
| 22 | Max Chilton |
Manor | + 5.602 | 22 |
| 23 |  Qing Hua Ma |
HRT | + 7.202 | 20 |