Calificación del Gran Premio de Malasia 2012
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren | 1:36.219 |
| 2 | Jenson Button |
McLaren | +0.149 |
| 3 |  Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | +0.172 |
| 4 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull | +0.242 |
| 5 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus | +0.242 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | +0.415 |
| 7 |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus | +0.439 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | +0.445 |
| 9 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | +1.347 |
| 10 |  Sergio Perez |
Sauber | +1.479 |
| 11 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams | 1:37.589 |
| 12 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | +0.142 |
| 13 | Bruno Senna |
Williams | +0.252 |
| 14 | Paul di Resta |
Force India | +0.288 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso | +0.294 |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | +0.301 |
| 17 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber | +0.480 |
| 18 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
Toro Rosso | 1:39.077 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham | +0.229 |
| 20 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham | +0.490 |
| 21 | Timo Glock |
Manor | +1.826 |
| 22 | Charles Pic |
Manor | +2.173 |
| 23 | Pedro Martínez de la Rosa |
HRT | +3.837 |
| 24 |  Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT | +4.578 |