Lewis Hamilton - Photo Credit: Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
2012 Formula 1â„¢ Qantas Australian Grand Prix – Third Practice Classification:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren Mercedes | 1:25.681 | 18 | |
| 2 |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus Renault | 1:25.758 | +0.077 | 21 |
| 3 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:25.900 | +0.219 | 20 |
| 4 | Jenson Button |
McLaren Mercedes | 1:25.906 | +0.225 | 17 |
| 5 |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | 1:25.929 | +0.248 | 23 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | 1:26.078 | +0.397 | 14 |
| 7 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:26.211 | +0.530 | 12 |
| 8 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams Renault | 1:26.470 | +0.789 | 17 |
| 9 |  Sergio Perez |
Sauber Ferrari | 1:26.632 | +0.951 | 20 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo |
STR Ferrari | 1:26.723 | +1.042 | 17 |
| 11 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
STR Ferrari | 1:26.733 | +1.052 | 15 |
| 12 |  Kimi Raikkonen |
Lotus Renault | 1:26.737 | +1.056 | 19 |
| 13 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber Ferrari | 1:26.755 | +1.074 | 21 |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg |
Force India Mercedes | 1:27.029 | +1.348 | 23 |
| 15 |  Bruno Senna |
Williams Renault | 1:27.119 | +1.438 | 20 |
| 16 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | 1:27.323 | +1.642 | 19 |
| 17 | Paul Di Resta |
Force India Mercedes | 1:27.428 | +1.747 | 22 |
| 18 | Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | 1:28.023 | +2.342 | 19 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham Renault | 1:28.341 | +2.660 | 19 |
| 20 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham Renault | 1:28.702 | +3.021 | 11 |
| 21 | Timo Glock |
Marussia Cosworth | 1:30.728 | +5.047 | 13 |
| 22 | Charles Pic |
Marussia Cosworth | 1:31.225 | +5.544 | 14 |
| 23 | Pedro de la Rosa |
HRT Cosworth | 1:33.114 | +7.433 | 12 |
| 24 |  Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT Cosworth | 1:33.261 | +7.580 | 13 |
