| Race Name: | LVI Grand Prix of Europe |
| Track: | Valencia Street Circuit |
| Round: | 8 of 20 |
| Race date: | Sunday, June 24th, 2012 |
| Race time: | 14.00 |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Driver | Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher |
| Constructor | Ferrari | Lotus-Renault | Mercedes |
| Car | Ferrari F2012 | Lotus E20 | Mercedes W03 |
| Engine | Ferrari 056 | Renault RS27-2012 | Mercedes FO 108Z |
| Tyre | Pirelli | Pirelli | Pirelli |
| Time | 1:44:16.649 | 1:44:23.070 | 1:44:29.288 |
| Gap | 6.421 secs | 12.639 secs |
| P | No. | Driver | Fri Prac 1 | Fri Prac 2 | Sat Prac | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Qual | Race | Total | |
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault | 1:40.973 21 | 1:39.334 33 | 1:39.434 13 | 1:39.626 6 | 1:38.530 6 | 1:38.086 3 | 1:38.086 15 | 1:44.555 33 | 1:38.086 115 | |
| 2 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes | 1:41.158 18 | 1:40.147 25 | 1:39.178 17 | 1:39.169 6 | 1:38.616 5 | 1:38.410 6 | 1:38.410 17 | 1:44.007 55 | 1:38.410 132 | |
| 3 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault | 1:40.890 22 | 1:40.075 29 | 1:39.357 18 | 1:38.825 10 | 1:38.570 6 | 1:38.475 5 | 1:38.475 21 | 1:44.064 57 | 1:38.475 147 | |
| 4 | 10 | Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault | 1:41.784 15 | 1:39.868 33 | 1:38.655 18 | 1:39.530 7 | 1:38.489 6 | 1:38.505 3 | 1:38.505 16 | 1:43.764 40 | 1:38.489 122 | |
| 5 | 8 | Nico Rosberg Mercedes | 1:41.182 21 | 1:39.926 32 | 1:39.946 20 | 1:39.061 9 | 1:38.504 3 | 1:38.623 5 | 1:38.623 17 | 1:42.163 57 | 1:38.504 147 | |
| 6 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault | 1:41.620 22 | 1:39.945 34 | 1:38.759 18 | 1:39.464 7 | 1:38.531 3 | 1:38.513 6 | 1:38.513 16 | 1:43.686 57 | 1:38.513 147 | |
| 7 | 11 | Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes | 1:41.105 15 | 1:39.700 32 | 1:38.892 17 | 1:38.858 8 | 1:38.519 6 | 1:38.992 4 | 1:38.992 18 | 1:44.101 57 | 1:38.519 139 | |
| 8 | 3 | Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes | 1:40.994 19 | 1:39.990 33 | 1:38.562 17 | 1:39.622 5 | 1:38.563 5 | 1:38.801 6 | 1:38.801 16 | 1:44.806 57 | 1:38.562 142 | |
| 9 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes | 1:39.465 32 | 1:38.819 17 | 1:39.009 7 | 1:38.689 8 | 1:38.752 4 | 1:38.752 19 | 1:44.226 57 | 1:38.689 125 | ||
| 10 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari | 1:41.838 19 | 1:39.595 20 | 1:39.358 19 | 1:39.651 4 | 1:38.703 5 | 1:38.741 3 | 1:38.741 12 | 1:45.082 33 | 1:38.703 103 | |
| 11 | 5 | Fernando Alonso Ferrari | 1:41.065 26 | 1:39.733 34 | 1:39.395 15 | 1:39.409 6 | 1:38.707 8 | 1:38.707 14 | 1:43.666 57 | 1:38.707 146 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Michael Schumacher Mercedes | 1:41.117 22 | 1:39.601 27 | 1:39.141 15 | 1:39.447 5 | 1:38.770 7 | 1:38.770 12 | 1:43.099 57 | 1:38.770 133 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Felipe Massa Ferrari | 1:42.109 20 | 1:40.244 35 | 1:39.318 15 | 1:39.388 6 | 1:38.780 8 | 1:38.780 14 | 1:44.431 56 | 1:38.780 140 | ||
| 14 | 15 | Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari | 1:41.861 16 | 1:40.511 29 | 1:39.084 20 | 1:39.353 8 | 1:39.358 6 | 1:39.358 14 | 1:43.526 57 | 1:39.084 136 | ||
| 15 | 19 | Bruno Senna Williams-Renault | 1:39.644 34 | 1:39.543 13 | 1:39.449 8 | 1:39.207 7 | 1:39.207 15 | 1:44.111 57 | 1:39.207 119 | |||
| 16 | 2 | Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault | 1:40.984 19 | 1:39.901 30 | 1:41.282 4 | 1:40.395 7 | 1:40.395 7 | 1:42.717 57 | 1:39.901 117 | |||
| 17 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:42.777 28 | 1:41.121 32 | 1:40.134 20 | 1:39.924 9 | 1:40.358 3 | 1:40.358 12 | 1:43.674 57 | 1:39.924 149 | ||
| 18 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:42.758 27 | 1:41.263 29 | 1:40.037 17 | 1:40.203 9 | 1:40.203 9 | 1:45.491 26 | 1:40.037 108 | |||
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault | 1:42.442 26 | 1:41.197 38 | 1:40.681 15 | 1:40.087 8 | 1:40.295 3 | 1:40.295 11 | 1:45.294 57 | 1:40.087 147 | ||
| 20 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault | 1:43.209 19 | 1:40.963 20 | 1:41.931 15 | 1:40.457 8 | 1:40.457 8 | 1:44.253 57 | 1:40.457 119 | |||
| 21 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth | 1:44.996 15 | 1:44.260 12 | 1:42.758 14 | 1:42.171 7 | 1:42.171 7 | 1:46.799 56 | 1:42.171 104 | |||
| 22 | 12 | Jules Bianchi Force India-Mercedes | 1:42.175 21 | 1:42.175 21 | ||||||||
| 23 | 19 | Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault | 1:42.299 24 | 1:42.299 24 | ||||||||
| 24 | 24 | Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth | 1:45.338 7 | 1:42.424 21 | 1:43.124 16 | No Time 0 | No Time 0 | 1:42.424 44 | ||||
| 25 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth | 1:45.120 23 | 1:44.201 33 | 1:42.943 14 | 1:42.527 8 | 1:42.527 8 | 1:46.388 56 | 1:42.527 134 | |||
| 26 | 25 | Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth | 1:44.173 19 | 1:42.958 30 | 1:42.815 16 | 1:42.675 10 | 1:42.675 10 | 1:46.701 57 | 1:42.675 132 |