Tercera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de Japón 2012
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | 1:32.136 | 17 |
| 2 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull | + 0.235 | 20 |
| 3 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | + 0.688 | 13 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | + 0.782 | 23 |
| 5 |  Sergio Pérez |
Sauber | + 0.784 | 19 |
| 6 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber | + 0.788 | 15 |
| 7 |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus | + 0.872 | 21 |
| 8 |  Jenson Button |
McLaren | + 0.889 | 16 |
| 9 | Paul di Resta |
Force India | + 0.958 | 17 |
| 10 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams | + 1.024 | 16 |
| 11 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | + 1.048 | 14 |
| 12 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus | + 1.088 | 15 |
| 13 | Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren | + 1.433 | 14 |
| 14 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
Toro Rosso | + 1.586 | 18 |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | + 1.763 | 23 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna |
Williams | + 1.848 | 19 |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso | + 1.887 | 19 |
| 18 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | + 2.233 | 11 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham | + 3.432 | 19 |
| 20 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham | + 4.219 | 18 |
| 21 | Timo Glock |
Manor | + 4.253 | 11 |
| 22 | Charles Pic |
Manor | + 4.381 | 18 |
| 23 |  Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT | + 4.513 | 12 |
| 24 | Pedro Martínez de la Rosa |
HRT | + 4.739 | 16 |