| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:13.784 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:14.087 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:14.151 |
| 4 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:14.346 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:14.411 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:14.465 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus Renault | 1:14.645 |
| 8 | Paul Schumacher DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:14.705 |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:14.812 |
| 10 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:15.182 |
| 11 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:14.688 |
| 12 | Kimi Hulkenberg RAI | Lotus Renault | 1:14.734 |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:14.748 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 1:15.078 |
| 15 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:15.156 |
| 16 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | 1:15.170 |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 1:15.231 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 1:16.263 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 1:16.482 |
| 20 | Pedro Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 1:16.602 |
| 21 | Pedro Glock DLR | HRT Cosworth | 1:17.492 |
| 22 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia Cosworth | 1:17.901 |
| 23 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth | 1:18.255 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT Cosworth | 1:18.330 |
