| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:36.875 | 1:35.725 | 1:35.121 | 11 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:36.763 | 1:35.902 | 1:35.626 | 14 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:36.797 | 1:35.794 | 1:35.691 | 13 |
| 4 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:36.863 | 1:35.853 | 1:35.784 | 13 |
| 5 | Kimi Button RAI | Lotus Renault | 1:36.850 | 1:35.921 | 1:35.898 | 15 |
| 6 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:36.746 | 1:35.942 | 1:36.191 | 16 |
| 7 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:36.682 | 1:35.700 | 1:36.290 | 14 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:36.198 | 1:35.831 | 1:36.524 | 17 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:36.292 | 1:35.982 | 1:36.622 | 17 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus Renault | 1:36.343 | 1:35.903 | DNF | 15 |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:36.911 | 1:36.031 | 11 | |
| 12 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:36.556 | 1:36.255 | 14 | |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 1:36.528 | 1:36.283 | 14 | |
| 14 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | 1:36.674 | 1:36.289 | 14 | |
| 15 | Paul Hulkenberg DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:36.639 | 1:36.317 | 14 | |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:36.921 | 1:36.745 | 14 | |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 1:36.933 | 1:36.956 | 14 | |
| 18 | Heikki Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 1:37.714 | 8 | ||
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 1:38.463 | 9 | ||
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 1:38.677 | 7 | ||
| 21 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia Cosworth | 1:39.282 | 10 | ||
| 22 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth | 1:39.717 | 10 | ||
| 23 | Pedro Karthikeyan DLR | HRT Cosworth | 1:40.411 | 7 | ||
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT Cosworth | 1:41.000 | 10 |
