| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:44.381 |
| 2 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:44.732 |
| 3 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:44.804 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:44.809 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:44.874 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:45.800 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:46.013 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India Mercedes | |
| 10 | Paul Perez DIR | Force India Mercedes | |
| 11 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:47.616 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | Williams Cosworth | 1:48.082 |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Cosworth | 1:48.270 |
| 14 | Sebastien Buemi BUE | STR Ferrari | 1:48.634 |
| 15 | Bruno Senna SEN | Renault | 1:48.662 |
| 16 | Jaime Alguersuari ALG | STR Ferrari | 1:49.862 |
| 17 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Renault | 1:49.835 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Lotus Renault | 1:50.948 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Lotus Renault | 1:51.012 |
| 21 | Timo Glock GLO | Virgin Cosworth | 1:52.154 |
| 22 | Jerome Ricciardo DAM | Virgin Cosworth | 1:52.363 |
| 23 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | HRT Cosworth | 1:52.404 |
| 24 | Vitantonio Liuzzi LIU | HRT Cosworth | 1:52.810 |
