| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1.26.836 | 22 | |
| 02 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Renault | 1.27.416 | +0.580 | 23 |
| 03 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Renault | 1.27.428 | +0.592 | 27 |
| 01 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1.28.394 | +1.558 | 23 |
| 05 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1.28.531 | +1.695 | 23 |
| 06 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1.28.542 | +1.706 | 29 |
| 07 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1.28.544 | +1.808 | 22 |
| 08 | Adrian Sutil | Force India Mercedes | 1.28.705 | +1.869 | 23 |
| 09 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.29.219 | +2.383 | 24 |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber Ferrari | 1.29.355 | +2.519 | 29 |
| 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India Mercedes | 1.29.700 | +2.864 | 24 |
| 12 | Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault GP | 1.29.705 | +2.869 | 22 |
| 13 | Bruno Senna | Lotus Renault GP | 1.29.799 | +2.963 | 20 |
| 14 | Sergio Perez | Sauber Ferrari | 1.30.132 | +3.296 | 25 |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams Cosworth | 1.30.367 | +3.531 | 21 |
| 16 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.30.566 | +3.730 | 19 |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams Cosworth | 1.30.669 | +3.833 | 22 |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Team Lotus Renault | 1.30.818 | +3.982 | 22 |
| 19 | Karun Chandhok | Team Lotus Renault | 1.32.487 | +5.651 | 24 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.32.771 | +5.935 | 24 |
| 21 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT F1 Cosworth | 1.33.928 | +7.092 | 27 |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT F1 Cosworth | 1.34.113 | +7.277 | 30 |
| 23 | Jérôme d’Ambrosio | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.35.796 | +8.960 | 19 |
| 24 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1.35.899 | +9.063 | 4 |