| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1.33.634 | 20 | |
| 02 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1.33.725 | +0.091 | 18 |
| 03 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Renault | 1.34.090 | +0.456 | 22 |
| 04 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1.34.372 | +0.738 | 24 |
| 05 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Renault | 1.34.426 | +0.792 | 25 |
| 06 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.34.937 | +1.303 | 23 |
| 07 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1.35.585 | +1.951 | 27 |
| 08 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.35.590 | +1.956 | 25 |
| 09 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1.36.033 | +2.399 | 22 |
| 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault GP | 1.36.370 | +2.736 | 18 |
| 11 | Bruno Senna | Lotus Renault GP | 1.36.487 | +2.853 | 18 |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India Mercedes | 1.36.700 | +3.066 | 21 |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber Ferrari | 1.36.948 | +3.314 | 24 |
| 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India Mercedes | 1.36.949 | +3.315 | 22 |
| 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber Ferrari | 1.37.103 | +3.469 | 29 |
| 16 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1.38.197 | +4.563 | 18 |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams Cosworth | 1.38.331 | +4.697 | 11 |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams Cosworth | 1.38.446 | +4.812 | 8 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Team Lotus Renault | 1.39.168 | +5.534 | 10 |
| 20 | Karun Chandhok | Team Lotus Renault | 1.39.946 | +6.312 | 22 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.40.872 | +7.238 | 13 |
| 22 | Jérôme d’Ambrosio | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.41.019 | +7.385 | 24 |
| 23 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT F1 Cosworth | 1.41.106 | +7.472 | 25 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT F1 Cosworth | 1.41.775 | +8.141 | 25 |