| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:40.621 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:41.026 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:42.459 |
| 4 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:43.501 |
| 5 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 1:43.950 |
| 6 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:44.113 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:44.186 |
| 8 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:41.496 |
| 9 | Paul Ricciardo DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:44.889 |
| 10 | Kimi Ricciardo RAI | Lotus Renault | 1:45.811 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 1:39.789 |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:39.985 |
| 13 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:40.212 |
| 14 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | 1:40.752 |
| 15 | Heikki Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 1:16.741 |
| 16 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 1:17.620 |
| 17 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:39.933 |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 1:18.531 |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus Renault | 1:40.574 |
| 20 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth | 1:19.220 |
| 21 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:41.551 |
| 22 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia Cosworth | 1:19.291 |
| 23 | Pedro Karthikeyan DLR | HRT Cosworth | 1:19.912 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT Cosworth | 1:20.230 |
