| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Renault | 1.25.142 | 27 | |
| 02 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Renault | 1.26.146 | +1.007 | 20 |
| 03 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1.26.379 | +1.237 | 29 |
| 04 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1.26.480 | +1.338 | 27 |
| 05 | Sergio Perez | Sauber Ferrari | 1.26.738 | +1.596 | 26 |
| 06 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1.26.988 | +1.846 | 19 |
| 07 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1.27.016 | +1.874 | 32 |
| 08 | Nick Heidfeld | Lotus Renault GP | 1.27.132 | +1.990 | 21 |
| 09 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1.27.138 | +1.996 | 22 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams Cosworth | 1.27.212 | +2.070 | 20 |
| 11 | Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault GP | 1.27.241 | +2.099 | 22 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.27.471 | +2.329 | 23 |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams Cosworth | 1.28.005 | +2.863 | 11 |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India Mercedes | 1.28.027 | +2.885 | 26 |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India Mercedes | 1.28.163 | +3.021 | 22 |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1.28.654 | +3.512 | 28 |
| 17 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber Ferrari | 1.28.819 | +3.677 | 23 |
| 18 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.28.995 | +3.853 | 9 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Team Lotus Renault | 1.29.231 | +4.089 | 21 |
| 20 | Jérôme d’Ambrosio | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.30.896 | +5.754 | 18 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.31.235 | +6.093 | 24 |
| 22 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT F1 Cosworth | 1.31.268 | +6.126 | 23 |
| 23 | Jarno Trulli | Team Lotus Renault | 1.31.418 | +6.276 | 12 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT F1 Cosworth | 1.32.106 | +6.964 | 25 |