| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Renault | 1.13.381 | 21 | |
| 02 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1.13.707 | +0.320 | 21 |
| 03 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1.13.919 | +0.538 | 29 |
| 04 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1.13.956 | +0.575 | 20 |
| 05 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1.14.335 | +0.954 | 18 |
| 06 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1.14.469 | +1.088 | 16 |
| 07 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1.14.488 | +1.107 | 23 |
| 08 | Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault GP | 1.14.917 | +1.536 | 23 |
| 09 | Adrian Sutil | Force India Mercedes | 1.15.217 | +1.836 | 18 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India Mercedes | 1.15.243 | +1.862 | 17 |
| 11 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams Cosworth | 1.15.312 | +1.931 | 19 |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | Lotus Renault GP | 1.15.350 | +1.969 | 22 |
| 13 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.16.138 | +2.757 | 17 |
| 14 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.16.145 | +2.764 | 19 |
| 15 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber Ferrari | 1.16.236 | +2.855 | 21 |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams Cosworth | 1.16.438 | +3.057 | 21 |
| 17 | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber Ferrari | 1.16.706 | +3.325 | 22 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Team Lotus Renault | 1.17.093 | +3.712 | 21 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Team Lotus Renault | 1.17.523 | +4.142 | 24 |
| 20 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT F1 Cosworth | 1.18.910 | +5.529 | 20 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.19.073 | +5.692 | 19 |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT F1 Cosworth | 1.19.213 | +5.832 | 22 |
| 23 | Jérôme d’Ambrosio | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.20.475 | +7.094 | 19 |
| 24 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Renault | -.—.--- | +-.--- | 0 |