Nico Rosberg - Photo Credit: Mercedes AMG Petronas
2012 Formula 1â„¢ Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix – Third Practice Classification:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | 1:36.877 | 16 | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:37.320 | +0.443 | 15 |
| 3 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:37.338 | +0.461 | 12 |
| 4 |  Kimi Raikkonen |
Lotus Renault | 1:37.356 | +0.479 | 13 |
| 5 |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus Renault | 1:37.382 | +0.505 | 13 |
| 6 |  Jenson Button |
McLaren Mercedes | 1:37.404 | +0.527 | 12 |
| 7 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams Renault | 1:37.455 | +0.578 | 13 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | 1:37.663 | +0.786 | 15 |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren Mercedes | 1:37.776 | +0.899 | 8 |
| 10 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber Ferrari | 1:37.977 | +1.100 | 17 |
| 11 |  Bruno Senna |
Williams Renault | 1:38.091 | +1.214 | 20 |
| 12 |  Sergio Perez |
Sauber Ferrari | 1:38.178 | +1.301 | 15 |
| 13 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | 1:38.246 | +1.369 | 17 |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg |
Force India Mercedes | 1:38.285 | +1.408 | 16 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo |
STR Ferrari | 1:38.423 | +1.546 | 13 |
| 16 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
STR Ferrari | 1:38.640 | +1.763 | 11 |
| 17 | Paul Di Resta |
Force India Mercedes | 1:38.794 | +1.917 | 18 |
| 18 | Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | 1:39.209 | +2.332 | 16 |
| 19 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham Renault | 1:39.704 | +2.827 | 15 |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham Renault | 1:40.189 | +3.312 | 14 |
| 21 | Charles Pic |
Marussia Cosworth | 1:41.901 | +5.024 | 14 |
| 22 | Timo Glock |
Marussia Cosworth | 1:42.007 | +5.130 | 14 |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa |
HRT Cosworth | 1:42.464 | +5.587 | 14 |
| 24 |  Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT Cosworth | 1:43.378 | +6.501 | 17 |
