| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1.25.706 | 33 | |
| 02 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Renault | 1.25.794 | +0.088 | 34 |
| 03 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1.25.930 | +0.224 | 34 |
| 04 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1.26.454 | +0.748 | 26 |
| 05 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Renault | 1.26.500 | +0.794 | 30 |
| 06 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1.26.714 | +1.008 | 28 |
| 07 | Adrian Sutil | Force India Mercedes | 1.27.316 | +1.610 | 34 |
| 08 | Bruno Senna | Lotus Renault GP | 1.27.498 | +1.792 | 36 |
| 09 | Paul di Resta | Force India Mercedes | 1.27.853 | +2.147 | 35 |
| 10 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.27.868 | +2.162 | 35 |
| 11 | Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault GP | 1.27.890 | +2.184 | 37 |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber Ferrari | 1.28.050 | +2.344 | 34 |
| 13 | Sergio Perez | Sauber Ferrari | 1.28.289 | +2.583 | 36 |
| 14 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.28.552 | +2.846 | 31 |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams Cosworth | 1.28.691 | +2.985 | 29 |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams Cosworth | 1.28.708 | +3.002 | 24 |
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | Team Lotus Renault | 1.29.332 | +3.626 | 39 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Team Lotus Renault | 1.30.241 | +4.535 | 41 |
| 19 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1.31.098 | +5.392 | 38 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.31.469 | +5.763 | 32 |
| 21 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1.31.804 | +6.098 | 28 |
| 22 | Jérôme d’Ambrosio | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.32.593 | +6.887 | 12 |
| 23 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT F1 Cosworth | 1.32.768 | +7.062 | 33 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT F1 Cosworth | 1.32.824 | +7.118 | 33 |