| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:38.086 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:38.410 |
| 3 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 1:38.475 |
| 4 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus Renault | 1:38.505 |
| 5 | Kimi Rosberg RAI | Lotus Renault | 1:38.513 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:38.623 |
| 7 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:38.741 |
| 8 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:38.752 |
| 9 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:38.801 |
| 10 | Paul Alonso DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:38.992 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:38.707 |
| 12 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:38.770 |
| 13 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:38.780 |
| 14 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | 1:39.207 |
| 15 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:39.358 |
| 16 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 1:40.295 |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 1:40.358 |
| 18 | Mark Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 1:40.203 |
| 19 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:40.395 |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 1:40.457 |
| 21 | Pedro Karthikeyan DLR | HRT Cosworth | 1:42.171 |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT Cosworth | 1:42.527 |
| 23 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth | 1:42.675 |
