| Pos. | Driver | Team | Q1 time | Q2 time | Q3 time | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Renault | 1.26.218 | 1.24.657 | 1.24.178 | --- |
| 02 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Renault | 1.26.473 | 1.25.282 | 1.24.508 | --- |
| 03 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1.26.774 | 1.25.158 | 1.24.519 | --- |
| 04 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1.26.225 | 1.25.299 | 1.24.950 | --- |
| 05 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1.26.563 | 1.25.019 | 1.24.474 | +3 |
| 06 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1.27.012 | 1.25.522 | 1.25.122 | --- |
| 07 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1.26.364 | 1.25.555 | 1.25.451 | --- |
| 08 | Adrian Sutil | Force India Mercedes | 1.26.271 | 1.26.140 | -.—.--- | --- |
| 09 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.26.608 | 1.26.161 | -.—.--- | --- |
| 10 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.26.557 | 1.26.319 | -.—.--- | --- |
| — | ---------------- | --------------- | ---------- | ---------- | ---------- | --- |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1.29.790 | 1.26.337 | --- | |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India Mercedes | 1.26.864 | 1.26.503 | --- | |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams Cosworth | 1.26.829 | 1.26.537 | --- | |
| 14 | Bruno Senna | Lotus Renault GP | 1.26.766 | 1.26.651 | --- | |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams Cosworth | 1.27.479 | 1.27.247 | --- | |
| 16 | Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault GP | 1.26.189 | 1.26.319 | +5 | |
| 17 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber Ferrari | 1.27.876 | --- | ||
| — | ---------------- | --------------- | ---------- | ---------- | ---------- | --- |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Team Lotus Renault | 1.28.565 | --- | ||
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Team Lotus Renault | 1.28.752 | --- | ||
| 20 | Sergio Perez | Sauber Ferrari | 1.27.249 | 1.27.562 | +3 | |
| 21 | Jérôme d’Ambrosio | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.30.866 | --- | ||
| 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT F1 Cosworth | 1.30.216 | +5 | ||
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT F1 Cosworth | 1.30.238 | +5 | ||
| 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.34.046 | --- |