| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:32.422 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:32.520 |
| 3 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:32.637 |
| 4 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:32.711 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:32.821 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 1:32.912 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus Renault | 1:33.008 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:33.394 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | |
| 10 | Paul Kobayashi DIR | Force India Mercedes | |
| 11 | Kimi Kobayashi RAI | Lotus Renault | 1:33.789 |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:33.806 |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:33.807 |
| 14 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:33.912 |
| 15 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | 1:34.017 |
| 16 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 1:36.132 |
| 17 | Vitaly Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 1:35.014 |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 1:35.823 |
| 19 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth | 1:37.683 |
| 20 | Pedro Maldonado DLR | HRT Cosworth | 1:37.883 |
| 21 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | |
| 22 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:34.865 |
| 23 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia Cosworth | 1:37.905 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT Cosworth | 1:38.314 |
