| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1.48.599 | 10 | |
| 02 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Renault | 1.49.005 | +0.406 | 15 |
| 03 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Renault | 1.50.066 | +1.467 | 16 |
| 04 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1.50.596 | +1.997 | 11 |
| 05 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1.50.952 | +2.353 | 12 |
| 06 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1.52.043 | +3.444 | 14 |
| 07 | Adrian Sutil | Force India Mercedes | 1.52.251 | +3.652 | 13 |
| 08 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1.52.416 | +3.817 | 12 |
| 09 | Paul di Resta | Force India Mercedes | 1.52.435 | +3.836 | 13 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1.52.815 | +4.216 | 13 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams Cosworth | 1.52.991 | +4.392 | 17 |
| 12 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.53.050 | +4.451 | 17 |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams Cosworth | 1.53.399 | +4.800 | 18 |
| 14 | Sergio Perez | Sauber Ferrari | 1.53.703 | +5.104 | 19 |
| 15 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber Ferrari | 1.53.749 | +5.150 | 12 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | Lotus Renault GP | 1.53.765 | +5.166 | 17 |
| 17 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.53.785 | +5.186 | 16 |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault GP | 1.54.736 | +6.137 | 8 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Team Lotus Renault | 1.54.821 | +6.222 | 9 |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Team Lotus Renault | 1.56.198 | +7.599 | 8 |
| 21 | Jérôme d’Ambrosio | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.57.798 | +9.199 | 13 |
| 22 | Timo Glock | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.58.792 | +10.193 | 6 |
| 23 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT F1 Cosworth | 1.59.169 | +10.570 | 17 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT F1 Cosworth | 1.59.214 | +10.615 | 18 |