| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Renault | 1.12.460 | 21 | |
| 02 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1.12.547 | +0.087 | 19 |
| 03 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Renault | 1.12.597 | +0.137 | 21 |
| 04 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1.12.622 | +0.162 | 15 |
| 05 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1.12.765 | +0.305 | 17 |
| 06 | Adrian Sutil | Force India Mercedes | 1.13.113 | +0.653 | 22 |
| 07 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1.13.286 | +0.826 | 21 |
| 08 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1.13.393 | +0.933 | 19 |
| 09 | Paul di Resta | Force India Mercedes | 1.13.419 | +0.959 | 19 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1.13.583 | +1.123 | 18 |
| 11 | Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault GP | 1.13.838 | +1.378 | 20 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams Cosworth | 1.14.283 | +1.823 | 19 |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.14.286 | +1.826 | 20 |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber Ferrari | 1.14.311 | +1.851 | 24 |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams Cosworth | 1.14.454 | +1.994 | 22 |
| 16 | Sergio Perez | Sauber Ferrari | 1.14.547 | +2.087 | 24 |
| 17 | Bruno Senna | Lotus Renault GP | 1.14.551 | +2.091 | 15 |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Team Lotus Renault | 1.15.843 | +3.383 | 24 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Team Lotus Renault | 1.16.026 | +3.566 | 22 |
| 20 | Jérôme d’Ambrosio | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.16.616 | +4.156 | 26 |
| 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT F1 Cosworth | 1.17.143 | +4.683 | 23 |
| 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT F1 Cosworth | 1.17.296 | +4.836 | 23 |
| 23 | Timo Glock | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.17.984 | +5.524 | 23 |
| 24 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso Ferrari | -.—.--- | +-.--- | 3 |