| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:12.458 |
| 2 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:12.513 |
| 3 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:12.581 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:12.760 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:12.987 |
| 6 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:13.206 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:13.253 |
| 8 | Kimi Rosberg RAI | Lotus Renault | 1:13.298 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:13.489 |
| 10 | Paul Senna DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:14.121 |
| 11 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | 1:14.219 |
| 12 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:14.234 |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:14.334 |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:14.380 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 1:14.574 |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 1:13.174 |
| 17 | Romain Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 1:14.619 |
| 18 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus Renault | 1:16.967 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 1:17.073 |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 1:17.086 |
| 21 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia Cosworth | 1:17.508 |
| 22 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth | 1:18.104 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT Cosworth | 1:19.576 |
