| Pos | Driver | Team | Lap | Time of Day | Time | Avg Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 54 | 1:43.964 | ||
| 2 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 53 | 1:44.090 | ||
| 3 | Kimi Button RAI | Lotus Renault | 50 | 1:44.458 | ||
| 4 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 50 | 1:44.533 | ||
| 5 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 55 | 1:44.833 | ||
| 6 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 51 | 1:45.225 | ||
| 7 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 54 | 1:45.410 | ||
| 8 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 55 | 1:45.423 | ||
| 9 | Paul Senna DIR | Force India Mercedes | 53 | 1:45.617 | ||
| 10 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | 49 | 1:45.693 | ||
| 11 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 53 | 1:45.700 | ||
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 53 | 1:45.903 | ||
| 13 | Mark Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 53 | 1:46.113 | ||
| 14 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 32 | 1:46.959 | ||
| 15 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 51 | 1:47.115 | ||
| 16 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 19 | 1:47.266 | ||
| 17 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus Renault | 36 | 1:47.521 | ||
| 18 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia Cosworth | 54 | 1:47.661 | ||
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 50 | 1:48.308 | ||
| 20 | Pedro Pic DLR | HRT Cosworth | 47 | 1:48.619 | ||
| 21 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth | 33 | 1:49.079 | ||
| 22 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 4 | 1:49.340 | ||
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT Cosworth | 6 | 1:52.238 |
