| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Renault | 1.37.651 | 22 | |
| 02 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1.39.316 | +1.665 | 16 |
| 03 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1.39.791 | +2.140 | 29 |
| 04 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India Mercedes | 1.40.377 | +2.726 | 23 |
| 05 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams Cosworth | 1.40.443 | +2.792 | 31 |
| 06 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1.40.453 | +2.802 | 22 |
| 07 | Nick Heidfeld | Lotus Renault GP | 1.40.525 | +2.874 | 6 |
| 08 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams Cosworth | 1.40.581 | +2.930 | 21 |
| 09 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1.40.601 | +2.950 | 23 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1.40.646 | +2.995 | 29 |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | Force India Mercedes | 1.40.734 | +3.083 | 21 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.40.748 | +3.097 | 23 |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.40.770 | +3.119 | 24 |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber Ferrari | 1.40.872 | +3.221 | 27 |
| 15 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1.40.927 | +3.276 | 16 |
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | Team Lotus Renault | 1.41.620 | +3.969 | 21 |
| 17 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Renault | 1.41.627 | +3.976 | 18 |
| 18 | Sergio Perez | Sauber Ferrari | 1.41.642 | +3.991 | 24 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.42.154 | +4.503 | 18 |
| 20 | Jérôme d’Ambrosio | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.42.540 | +4.889 | 20 |
| 21 | Davide Valsecchi | Team Lotus Renault | 1.44.054 | +6.403 | 18 |
| 22 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT F1 Cosworth | 1.45.228 | +7.577 | 20 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT F1 Cosworth | 1.46.267 | +8.616 | 10 |
| 24 | Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault GP | 1.47.392 | +10.281 | 4 |