Primera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de Malasia 2012
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren | 1:38.021 | 19 |
| 2 |  Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | + 0.514 | 21 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | + 0.792 | 21 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | + 0.805 | 19 |
| 5 |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus | + 0.898 | 17 |
| 6 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull | + 1.071 | 20 |
| 7 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus | + 1.107 | 22 |
| 8 | Paul di Resta |
Force India | + 1.277 | 23 |
| 9 | Jenson Button |
McLaren | + 1.302 | 15 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | + 1.419 | 19 |
| 12 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams | + 1.762 | 23 |
| 13 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | + 1.875 | 16 |
| 14 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber | + 1.889 | 21 |
| 15 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | + 1.959 | 23 |
| 16 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
Toro Rosso | + 2.078 | 23 |
| 17 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham | + 2.226 | 19 |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso | + 2.448 | 23 |
| 19 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham | + 2.836 | 25 |
| 20 |  Sergio Pérez |
Sauber | + 3.064 | 23 |
| 21 | Timo Glock |
Manor | + 5.149 | 18 |
| 22 | Charles Pic |
Manor | + 6.559 | 14 |
| 23 |  Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT | + 7.339 | 8 |
| 24 | Pedro Martínez de la Rosa |
HRT | + 7.507 | 18 |