Tercera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de Emiratos Árabes 2012
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren | 1:42.130 | 18 |
| 2 | Jenson Button |
McLaren | + 0.290 | 17 |
| 3 |  Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | + 0.484 | 7 |
| 4 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull | + 0.613 | 18 |
| 5 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | + 0.620 | 19 |
| 6 |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus | + 0.885 | 18 |
| 7 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams | + 0.934 | 19 |
| 8 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | + 1.003 | 15 |
| 9 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus | + 1.054 | 22 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta |
Force India | + 1.208 | 19 |
| 11 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | + 1.350 | 17 |
| 12 |  Sergio Pérez |
Sauber | + 1.441 | 20 |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | + 1.463 | 20 |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | + 1.505 | 19 |
| 15 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber | + 1.880 | 22 |
| 16 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
Toro Rosso | + 1.895 | 18 |
| 17 | Bruno Senna |
Williams | + 1.941 | 19 |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso | + 2.019 | 19 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham | + 3.171 | 22 |
| 20 | Timo Glock |
Manor | + 3.749 | 19 |
| 21 | Charles Pic |
Manor | + 3.906 | 19 |
| 22 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham | + 4.131 | 22 |
| 23 | Pedro Martínez de la Rosa |
HRT | + 4.424 | 20 |
| 24 |  Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT | + 4.902 | 22 |