| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Renault | 1.21.707 | 6 | |
| 02 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Renault | 1.21.791 | +0.084 | 17 |
| 03 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1.23.057 | +1.350 | 16 |
| 04 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1.23.068 | +1.361 | 13 |
| 05 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1.23.214 | +1.507 | 14 |
| 06 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1.23.397 | +1.690 | 18 |
| 07 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber Ferrari | 1.23.669 | +1.963 | 17 |
| 08 | Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault GP | 1.24.043 | +2.336 | 18 |
| 09 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1.24.270 | +2.563 | 11 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams Cosworth | 1.24.318 | +2.611 | 18 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1.24.322 | +2.615 | 17 |
| 12 | Sergio Perez | Sauber Ferrari | 1.24.329 | +2.622 | 19 |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams Cosworth | 1.24.399 | +2.692 | 17 |
| 14 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.24.635 | +2.828 | 16 |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India Mercedes | 1.24.695 | +2.988 | 18 |
| 16 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso Ferrari | 1.24.722 | +3.015 | 14 |
| 17 | Paul di Resta | Force India Mercedes | 1.25.223 | +3.516 | 19 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Team Lotus Renault | 1.26.236 | +4.529 | 11 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Team Lotus Renault | 1.27.000 | +5.293 | 20 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.27.706 | +5.999 | 20 |
| 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT F1 Cosworth | 1.28.330 | +6.623 | 17 |
| 22 | Jérôme d’Ambrosio | Marussia Virgin Racing Cosworth | 1.29.057 | +7.350 | 18 |
| 23 | Nick Heidfeld | Lotus Renault GP | 1.29.200 | +7.493 | 6 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT F1 Cosworth | 1.29.562 | +7.855 | 16 |