1. Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Racing RSV-4 1m 53.855s
2. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1m 53.904s
3. Marco Melandri ITA BMW Motorrad S1000RR 1m 53.912s
4. Eugene Laverty IRL Aprilia Racing RSV-4 1m 54.148s
5. Jonathan Rea GBR Honda WSBK CBR1000RR 1m 54.300s
6. Carlos Checa ESP Althea Ducati 1098R 1m 54.322s
7. Leon Camier GBR FIXI Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 55.165s
8. Loris Baz FRA Kawasaki Racing ZX-10R 1m 55.734s
9. Davide Giugliano ITA Althea Ducati 1098R 1m 54.540s
10. Chaz Davies GBR ParkinGO MTC Aprilia RSV-4 1m 54.800s
11. Lorenzo Zanetti ITA PATA Ducati 1098R 1m 55.671s
12. Leon Haslam GBR BMW Motorrad S1000RR No Time
13. Michel Fabrizio ITA BMW Italia Goldbet S1000RR 1m 56.290s
14. John Hopkins USA FIXI Crescent Suzuki GSX-R1000 1m 56.530s
15. Niccolo Canepa ITA Red Devils Ducati 1098R No Time *
16. David Salom ESP Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R No Time
Did not progress to Superpole
17. Ayrton Badovini ITA BMW Italia Goldbet S1000RR 1m 56.256s
18. Sylvain Guintoli FRA PATA Ducati 1098R 1m 56.465s
19. Hiroshi Aoyama JPN Honda WSBK CBR1000RR 1m 57.101s
20. Lorenzo Lanzi ITA Liberty Effenbert Ducati 1098R 1m 57.504s
21. Maxime Berger FRA Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R 1m 57.729s
22. Brett McCormick CAN Effenbert Liberty Ducati 1098R 1m 58.177s
23. Alexander Lundh SWE Pedercini Kawasaki ZX-10R 1m 58.567s
24. Norino Brignola ITA Grillini Progea BMW S1000RR 1m 59.385s
* Canepa will not race after breaking tibia in FP2
Nurburgring official WSBK lap records
Best lap: Max Biaggi ITA Aprilia Racing RSV-4 1m 53.855s (2012)
Race lap record: Jonathan Rea GBR HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR 1m 55.392s (2010)