| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Renault | 1.24.507 | 15 | |
| 02 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Renault | 1.25.364 | +0.857 | 14 |
| 03 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1.25.553 | +1.046 | 15 |
| 04 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1.25.567 | +1.060 | 16 |
| 05 | Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault GP | 1.25.906 | +1.399 | 18 |
| 06 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1.26.121 | +1.614 | 16 |
| 07 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber Ferrari | 1.26.417 | +1.910 | 17 |
| 08 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1.26.520 | +2.013 | 17 |
| 09 | Nick Heidfeld | Lotus Renault GP | 1.26.746 | +2.239 | 17 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1.26.856 | +2.349 | 18 |
| 11 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.27.008 | +2.501 | 17 |
| 12 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1.27.011 | +2.504 | 15 |
| 13 | Jaime Algusersuari | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.27.066 | +2.559 | 14 |
| 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India Mercedes | 1.27.087 | +2.580 | 15 |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India Mercedes | 1.27.180 | +2.673 | 15 |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams Cosworth | 1.28.065 | +3.561 | 7 |
| 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber Ferrari | 1.28.077 | +3.570 | 9 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Team Lotus Renault | 1.29.772 | +5.265 | 17 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Team Lotus Renault | 1.30.003 | +5.496 | 18 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.30.261 | +5.754 | 15 |
| 21 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams Cosworth | 1.30.496 | +5.989 | 5 |
| 22 | Jérôme d’Ambrosio | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.30.704 | +6.197 | 18 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT F1 Cosworth | 1.41.554 | +17.047 | 5 |
| 24 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT F1 Cosworth | -.—.--- | +-.--- | 1 |