| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Renault | 1.26.831 | 20 | |
| 02 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Renault | 1.27.158 | +0.327 | 19 |
| 03 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1.27.749 | +0.918 | 20 |
| 04 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1.28.152 | +1.321 | 16 |
| 05 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams Cosworth | 1.28.430 | +1.599 | 24 |
| 06 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1.28.440 | +1.609 | 29 |
| 07 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1.28.483 | +1.652 | 26 |
| 08 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1.28.690 | +1.859 | 14 |
| 09 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber Ferrari | 1.28.725 | +1.894 | 13 |
| 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault GP | 1.28.765 | +1.934 | 15 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1.28.842 | +2.011 | 20 |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | Lotus Renault GP | 1.28.928 | +2.097 | 14 |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil | Force India Mercedes | 1.29.314 | +2.483 | 19 |
| 14 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.29.328 | +2.497 | 21 |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams Cosworth | 1.29.403 | +2.572 | 24 |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.29.468 | +2.637 | 23 |
| 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber Ferrari | 1.29.643 | +2.812 | 18 |
| 18 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India Mercedes | 1.31.002 | +4.171 | 20 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Team Lotus Renault | 1.32.428 | +5.597 | 13 |
| 20 | Jérôme d’Ambrosio | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.35.262 | +8.451 | 17 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.35.289 | +8.458 | 15 |
| 22 | Karun Chandhok | Team Lotus Renault | -.—.--- | +-.--- | 1 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT F1 Cosworth | -.—.--- | +-.--- | 0 |
| 24 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT F1 Cosworth | -.—.--- | +-.--- | 0 |