Countdown to
000d 00h 00m 00sBarcelona, 23 Feb 2012
| Date: | Thursday, 23 February 2012 |
| Session: | Day 3 (of 4) |
| Track: | Barcelona |
| Track length: | 4.655 km |
| Weather: | Sunny (Air: 8-21°C, Track: 10-27°C) |
| News article: | Barcelona day 3: Driver and team personnel quotes |
Test times
| P | Driver | Constructor | Car | T | Time | Gap | Avg Speed | Laps |
| 1 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | FW34 | P | 1:22.391 | 203.396 | 106 | |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | W03 | P | 1:23.384 | 0.993 | 200.974 | 127 |
| 3 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | C31 | P | 1:23.582 | 1.191 | 200.498 | 99 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | MP4-27 | P | 1:23.918 | 1.527 | 199.695 | 114 |
| 5 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | STR7 | P | 1:24.433 | 2.042 | 198.477 | 78 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | RB8 | P | 1:24.771 | 2.380 | 197.686 | 96 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | F2012 | P | 1:24.771 | 2.380 | 197.686 | 84 |
| 8 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | VJM05 | P | 1:25.646 | 3.255 | 195.666 | 83 |
| 9 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | MVR-02 | P | 1:26.173 | 3.782 | 194.469 | 108 |
| 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | CT01 | P | 1:26.448 | 4.057 | 193.851 | 70 |