Submitted by David Emmett on
Casey Stoner continues to dominate at Phillip Island, lapping his home circuit at a pace no one else can match. The Repsol Honda man once again dropped his pace, lapping consistently in the 1'29s, and ending the day over a second quicker than any other man on track. Jorge Lorenzo found an important boost of speed, unable to match the pace of Stoner but gapping his main title rival Dani Pedrosa behind. The Monster Tech 3 Yamahas took 4th and 5th, Cal Crutchlow beating his temmate Andrea Doviziso by a quarter of a second. Alvaro Bautista took 6th, despite being hit by a seagull, a perennial problem at the Island.
Results:
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Time | Diff | Diff Previous |
| 1 | 1 | Casey STONER | HONDA | 1'29.665 | ||
| 2 | 99 | Jorge LORENZO | YAMAHA | 1'30.684 | 1.019 | 1.019 |
| 3 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | HONDA | 1'30.981 | 1.316 | 0.297 |
| 4 | 35 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | YAMAHA | 1'31.197 | 1.532 | 0.216 |
| 5 | 4 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | YAMAHA | 1'31.438 | 1.773 | 0.241 |
| 6 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | HONDA | 1'31.635 | 1.970 | 0.197 |
| 7 | 14 | Randy DE PUNIET | ART | 1'31.651 | 1.986 | 0.016 |
| 8 | 6 | Stefan BRADL | HONDA | 1'31.821 | 2.156 | 0.170 |
| 9 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | DUCATI | 1'32.058 | 2.393 | 0.237 |
| 10 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | DUCATI | 1'32.081 | 2.416 | 0.023 |
| 11 | 41 | Aleix ESPARGARO | ART | 1'32.141 | 2.476 | 0.060 |
| 12 | 69 | Nicky HAYDEN | DUCATI | 1'32.366 | 2.701 | 0.225 |
| 13 | 8 | Hector BARBERA | DUCATI | 1'33.185 | 3.520 | 0.819 |
| 14 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | IODA-SUTER | 1'33.586 | 3.921 | 0.401 |
| 15 | 84 | Roberto ROLFO | ART | 1'33.911 | 4.246 | 0.325 |
| 16 | 77 | James ELLISON | ART | 1'34.108 | 4.443 | 0.197 |
| 17 | 51 | Michele PIRRO | FTR | 1'34.183 | 4.518 | 0.075 |
| 18 | 5 | Colin EDWARDS | SUTER | 1'34.303 | 4.638 | 0.120 |
| 19 | 22 | Ivan SILVA | BQR | 1'34.407 | 4.742 | 0.104 |
| Not qualified (Out 107%) 1'35.941 | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | Kris McLAREN | BQR | 1'36.251 | 6.586 | 1.844 |
Round Number:
17
2012