| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Renault | 1.24.824 | 18 | |
| 02 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1.25.191 | +0.367 | 15 |
| 03 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Renault | 1.25.203 | +0.379 | 19 |
| 04 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1.25.288 | +0.464 | 16 |
| 05 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1.25.784 | +0.960 | 17 |
| 06 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1.26.058 | +1.234 | 16 |
| 07 | Paul di Resta | Force India Mercedes | 1.26.785 | +1.961 | 19 |
| 08 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1.26.873 | +2.049 | 22 |
| 09 | Adrian Sutil | Force India Mercedes | 1.26.958 | +2.134 | 19 |
| 10 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.27.146 | +2.322 | 20 |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1.27.217 | +2.393 | 21 |
| 12 | Bruno Senna | Lotus Renault GP | 1.27.235 | +2.411 | 20 |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber Ferrari | 1.27.262 | +2.438 | 19 |
| 14 | Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault GP | 1.27.280 | +2.456 | 18 |
| 15 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.27.387 | +2.563 | 20 |
| 16 | Sergio Perez | Sauber Ferrari | 1.27.749 | +2.925 | 21 |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams Cosworth | 1.27.793 | +2.969 | 17 |
| 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams Cosworth | 1.27.875 | +3.051 | 20 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Team Lotus Renault | 1.29.355 | +4.531 | 21 |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Team Lotus Renault | 1.29.750 | +4.926 | 19 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.30.683 | +5.859 | 23 |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT F1 Cosworth | 1.30.900 | +6.076 | 25 |
| 23 | Jérôme d’Ambrosio | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.32.851 | +8.027 | 19 |
| 24 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT F1 Cosworth | 1.33.246 | +8.422 | 16 |