| Race Name: | LXXIII Grosser Preis Santander von Deutschland |
| Track: | Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg |
| Round: | 10 of 20 |
| Race date: | Sunday, July 22nd, 2012 |
| Race time: | 14.00 |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Driver | Fernando Alonso | Jenson Button | Kimi Räikkönen |
| Constructor | Ferrari | McLaren-Mercedes | Lotus-Renault |
| Car | Ferrari F2012 | McLaren MP4-27 | Lotus E20 |
| Engine | Ferrari 056 | Mercedes FO 108Z | Renault RS27-2012 |
| Tyre | Pirelli | Pirelli | Pirelli |
| Time | 1:31:05.862 | 1:31:12.811 | 1:31:22.271 |
| Gap | 6.949 secs | 16.409 secs |
| P | No. | Driver | Fri Prac 1 | Fri Prac 2 | Sat Prac | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Qual | Race | Total | |
| 1 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault | 1:18.831 14 | 1:29.327 22 | 1:16.238 27 | 1:15.693 8 | 1:39.729 6 | 1:45.811 6 | 1:45.811 20 | 1:19.485 67 | 1:15.693 150 | |
| 2 | 15 | Sergio Pérez Sauber-Ferrari | 1:17.413 28 | 1:28.402 26 | 1:16.202 21 | 1:15.726 8 | 1:39.933 9 | 1:39.933 17 | 1:19.270 67 | 1:15.726 159 | ||
| 3 | 8 | Nico Rosberg Mercedes | 1:17.915 27 | 1:27.564 24 | 1:17.491 26 | 1:15.988 10 | 1:41.551 8 | 1:41.551 18 | 1:19.105 67 | 1:15.988 162 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Fernando Alonso Ferrari | 1:17.370 21 | 1:31.207 20 | 1:16.014 14 | 1:16.073 8 | 1:38.521 8 | 1:40.621 7 | 1:40.621 23 | 1:19.044 67 | 1:16.014 145 | |
| 5 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes | 1:17.093 22 | 1:30.617 16 | 1:16.091 21 | 1:16.221 7 | 1:37.365 5 | 1:44.186 6 | 1:44.186 18 | 1:20.091 56 | 1:16.091 133 | |
| 6 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault | 1:18.020 20 | 1:27.476 14 | 1:16.664 18 | 1:16.181 12 | 1:38.731 8 | 1:43.950 7 | 1:46.950 27 | 1:19.607 66 | 1:16.181 145 | |
| 7 | 6 | Felipe Massa Ferrari | 1:17.995 22 | 1:29.719 15 | 1:16.771 15 | 1:16.265 9 | 1:40.212 8 | 1:40.212 17 | 1:19.225 67 | 1:16.265 136 | ||
| 8 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes | 1:17.599 17 | 1:28.495 22 | 1:17.033 26 | 1:16.271 9 | 1:39.467 8 | 1:43.501 7 | 1:43.501 24 | 1:19.372 67 | 1:16.271 156 | |
| 9 | 11 | Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes | 1:30.437 14 | 1:17.148 24 | 1:16.352 11 | 1:39.703 8 | 1:44.889 7 | 1:44.889 26 | 1:19.717 67 | 1:16.352 131 | ||
| 10 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault | 1:18.339 21 | 1:27.902 24 | 1:16.475 18 | 1:16.393 10 | 1:38.309 6 | 1:41.026 7 | 1:41.026 23 | 1:19.469 67 | 1:16.393 153 | |
| 11 | 19 | Bruno Senna Williams-Renault | 1:30.291 22 | 1:16.930 23 | 1:16.426 12 | 1:40.752 9 | 1:40.752 21 | 1:19.894 66 | 1:16.426 132 | |||
| 12 | 2 | Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault | 1:20.122 27 | 1:28.877 21 | 1:16.447 19 | 1:16.500 12 | 1:39.382 5 | 1:41.496 7 | 1:41.496 24 | 1:19.794 67 | 1:16.447 158 | |
| 13 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari | 1:18.226 22 | 1:29.785 24 | 1:16.807 25 | 1:16.481 7 | 1:39.985 9 | 1:39.985 16 | 1:19.161 67 | 1:16.481 154 | ||
| 14 | 3 | Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes | 1:16.595 27 | 1:28.516 16 | 1:20.914 25 | 1:16.507 7 | 1:38.659 6 | 1:44.113 7 | 1:44.113 20 | 1:19.719 67 | 1:16.507 155 | |
| 15 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:18.709 30 | 1:28.513 23 | 1:17.238 25 | 1:16.516 9 | 1:39.789 6 | 1:39.789 15 | 1:20.066 67 | 1:16.516 160 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault | 1:18.130 21 | 1:28.420 20 | 1:16.962 26 | 1:16.685 11 | 1:40.574 7 | 1:40.574 18 | 1:20.013 66 | 1:16.685 151 | ||
| 17 | 7 | Michael Schumacher Mercedes | 1:17.382 20 | 1:32.777 18 | 1:17.266 22 | 1:16.686 11 | 1:38.010 6 | 1:42.459 7 | 1:42.459 24 | 1:18.725 67 | 1:16.686 151 | |
| 18 | 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:19.039 34 | 1:29.364 26 | 1:17.419 23 | 1:16.741 9 | 1:16.741 9 | 1:19.645 67 | 1:16.741 159 | |||
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault | 1:19.963 24 | 1:30.331 26 | 1:18.366 21 | 1:17.620 8 | 1:17.620 8 | 1:20.596 65 | 1:17.620 144 | |||
| 20 | 19 | Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault | 1:18.422 28 | 1:18.422 28 | ||||||||
| 21 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault | 1:19.374 24 | 1:32.246 22 | 1:18.818 23 | 1:18.531 9 | 1:18.531 9 | 1:19.997 66 | 1:18.531 144 | |||
| 22 | 11 | Jules Bianchi Force India-Mercedes | 1:18.972 21 | 1:18.972 21 | ||||||||
| 23 | 25 | Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth | 1:20.169 20 | 1:30.090 19 | 1:20.318 9 | 1:19.220 12 | 1:19.220 12 | 1:21.753 65 | 1:19.220 125 | |||
| 24 | 24 | Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth | 1:20.539 18 | 1:30.220 16 | 1:20.235 22 | 1:19.291 11 | 1:19.291 11 | 1:22.778 64 | 1:19.291 131 | |||
| 25 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth | 1:21.138 24 | 1:42.566 8 | 1:19.778 22 | 1:19.912 8 | 1:19.912 8 | 1:22.407 64 | 1:19.778 126 | |||
| 26 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth | 1:32.349 17 | 1:20.741 22 | 1:20.230 10 | 1:20.230 10 | 1:21.788 64 | 1:20.230 113 | ||||
| 27 | 23 | Dani Clos HRT-Cosworth | 1:21.740 27 | 1:21.740 27 |