Tercera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de España 2012
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | 1:23.168 | 13 |
| 2 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams | + 0.168 | 19 |
| 3 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber | + 0.182 | 19 |
| 4 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull | + 0.410 | 16 |
| 5 |  Sergio Pérez |
Sauber | + 0.574 | 22 |
| 6 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | + 0.639 | 15 |
| 7 |  Jean-Eric Vergne |
Toro Rosso | + 0.665 | 14 |
| 8 |  Jenson Button |
McLaren | + 0.741 | 13 |
| 9 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus | + 0.768 | 16 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | + 0.902 | 24 |
| 11 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | + 1.011 | 16 |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | + 1.155 | 17 |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso | + 1.163 | 15 |
| 14 | Bruno Senna |
Williams | + 1.241 | 18 |
| 15 | Paul di Resta |
Force India | + 1.431 | 15 |
| 16 | Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren | + 1.610 | 15 |
| 17 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | + 1.657 | 17 |
| 18 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham | + 2.743 | 20 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham | + 3.419 | 20 |
| 20 | Charles Pic |
Manor | + 4.301 | 18 |
| 21 | Timo Glock |
Manor | + 4.521 | 16 |
| 22 |  Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT | + 5.039 | 24 |
| 23 | Pedro Martínez de la Rosa |
HRT | + 5.205 | 13 |