| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:35.121 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:35.691 |
| 3 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:35.784 |
| 4 | Kimi Button RAI | Lotus Renault | 1:35.898 |
| 5 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:36.191 |
| 6 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:36.290 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:35.626 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:36.524 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:36.622 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus Renault | |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:36.031 |
| 12 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:36.255 |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 1:36.283 |
| 14 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | 1:36.289 |
| 15 | Paul Hulkenberg DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:36.317 |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:36.745 |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 1:36.956 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 1:38.463 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 1:38.677 |
| 20 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia Cosworth | 1:39.282 |
| 21 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth | 1:39.717 |
| 22 | Pedro Karthikeyan DLR | HRT Cosworth | 1:40.411 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT Cosworth | 1:41.000 |
