Primera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de Estados Unidos 2012
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | 1:38.125 | 30 |
| 2 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren | + 1.418 | 28 |
| 3 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | + 2.212 | 29 |
| 4 | Jenson Button |
McLaren | + 2.403 | 29 |
| 5 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull | + 2.525 | 30 |
| 6 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | + 2.841 | 26 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | + 2.898 | 29 |
| 8 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber | + 2.911 | 28 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | + 3.034 | 32 |
| 10 |  Sergio Perez |
Sauber | + 3.348 | 29 |
| 11 | Paul di Resta |
Force India | + 3.658 | 29 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso | + 3.700 | 28 |
| 13 |  Jean-Eric Vergne |
Toro Rosso | + 3.708 | 29 |
| 14 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus | + 3.755 | 23 |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean |
Lotus | + 3.873 | 27 |
| 16 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams | + 4.414 | 30 |
| 17 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | + 4.463 | 25 |
| 18 | Charles Pic |
Manor | + 5.163 | 23 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham | + 5.318 | 28 |
| 20 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham | + 5.397 | 23 |
| 21 | Timo Glock |
Manor | + 6.339 | 24 |
| 22 | Bruno Senna |
Williams | + 6.423 | 29 |
| 23 | Pedro Martínez de la Rosa |
HRT | + 8.792 | 13 |
| 24 |  Qing Hua Ma |
HRT | + 10.434 | 19 |