| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Renault | 1.40.403 | 22 | |
| 02 | Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault GP | 1.41.227 | +0.824 | 20 |
| 03 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1.41.239 | +0.836 | 22 |
| 04 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1.41.510 | +1.107 | 23 |
| 05 | Nick Heidfeld | Lotus Renault GP | 1.41.580 | +1.177 | 24 |
| 06 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1.41.758 | +1.355 | 23 |
| 07 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1.41.926 | +1.523 | 14 |
| 08 | Adrian Sutil | Force India Mercedes | 1.41.955 | +1.552 | 20 |
| 09 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1.42.043 | +1.640 | 22 |
| 10 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.42.216 | +1.813 | 29 |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1.42.270 | +1.867 | 26 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.42.412 | +2.009 | 27 |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams Cosworth | 1.42.704 | +2.301 | 23 |
| 14 | Sergio Perez | Sauber Ferrari | 1.42.738 | +2.335 | 20 |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams Cosworth | 1.42.841 | +2.438 | 28 |
| 16 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Renault | 1.42.941 | +2.538 | 21 |
| 17 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber Ferrari | 1.43.201 | +2.798 | 18 |
| 18 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India Mercedes | 1.43.769 | +3.366 | 7 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Team Lotus Renault | 1.44.136 | +3.733 | 17 |
| 20 | Jérôme d’Ambrosio | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.45.026 | +4.623 | 17 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.45.221 | +4.818 | 19 |
| 22 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT F1 Cosworth | 1.45.494 | +5.091 | 24 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT F1 Cosworth | 1.46.926 | +6.523 | 27 |
| 24 | Karun Chandhok | Team Lotus Renault | -.—.--- | +-.--- | 2 |