| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:47.573 |
| 2 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:47.871 |
| 3 | Kimi Perez RAI | Lotus Renault | 1:48.205 |
| 4 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:48.219 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:48.313 |
| 6 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 1:47.893 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:48.394 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus Renault | 1:48.538 |
| 9 | Paul Vettel DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:48.890 |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:48.792 |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:48.855 |
| 12 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:48.392 |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:49.081 |
| 14 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:49.147 |
| 15 | Daniel Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 1:49.354 |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 1:49.543 |
| 17 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | 1:50.088 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 1:51.739 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 1:51.967 |
| 20 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia Cosworth | 1:52.336 |
| 21 | Pedro Pic DLR | HRT Cosworth | 1:53.030 |
| 22 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth | 1:53.493 |
| 23 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:50.181 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT Cosworth | 1:54.989 |
