| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:24.922 |
| 2 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:25.074 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus Renault | 1:25.302 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:25.336 |
| 5 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:25.651 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:25.668 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:25.686 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 1:25.908 |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:26.451 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | |
| 11 | Fernando Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 1:26.429 |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:26.494 |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:26.590 |
| 14 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | 1:26.663 |
| 15 | Paul Massa DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:27.086 |
| 16 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:27.497 |
| 17 | Kimi Kovalainen RAI | Lotus Renault | 1:27.758 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 1:28.679 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 1:29.018 |
| 20 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia Cosworth | 1:30.923 |
| 21 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth | 1:31.670 |
| 22 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari |
