| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:40.630 |
| 2 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:40.978 |
| 3 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 1:41.226 |
| 4 | Kimi Button RAI | Lotus Renault | 1:41.260 |
| 5 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:41.290 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:41.582 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:41.603 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:41.723 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus Renault | 1:41.778 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:42.019 |
| 11 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:42.084 |
| 12 | Paul Schumacher DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:42.218 |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:42.289 |
| 14 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | 1:42.330 |
| 15 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:42.606 |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 1:42.765 |
| 17 | Heikki Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 1:44.058 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 1:44.956 |
| 19 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth | 1:45.089 |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 1:45.151 |
| 21 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia Cosworth | 1:45.426 |
| 22 | Pedro Karthikeyan DLR | HRT Cosworth | 1:45.766 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT Cosworth | 1:46.382 |
