Jenson Button tops lap times 3rd practice 2012 F1 GP of Brazil. While Kimi Raikkonen’s engine failed.
Race: 2012 Brazilian F1 Grand Prix
Circuit: Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Weather: Dry
Track temperature: 38°C
Air temperature: 28°C
Wind Speed: 4.0 mps
Wind direction: North
Air Pressure: 922.5 mBar
Humidity: 33%
Highest top speed: 315 km/h by Nico Rosberg in his Mercedes W03 F1 car.
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Lap Time | Laps |
| 1 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:13.188 | 22 |
| 2 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:13.245 | 21 |
| 3 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:13.385 | 25 |
| 4 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:13.389 | 17 |
| 5 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:13.420 | 24 |
| 6 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:13.486 | 21 |
| 7 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:13.602 | 22 |
| 8 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:13.691 | 15 |
| 9 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:13.700 | 20 |
| 10 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:13.712 | 17 |
| 11 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 1:13.948 | 20 |
| 12 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:14.126 | 25 |
| 13 | 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:14.190 | 26 |
| 14 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:14.192 | 21 |
| 15 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:14.347 | 24 |
| 16 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | STR-Ferrari | 1:14.687 | 21 |
| 17 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | STR-Ferrari | 1:14.972 | 19 |
| 18 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1:15.159 | 22 |
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1:15.707 | 21 |
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:15.763 | 24 |
| 21 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:16.059 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 1:16.198 | 15 |
| 23 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 1:16.793 | 18 |
| 24 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | No time | 3 |