| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:51.746 |
| 2 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:51.793 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:52.020 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:52.199 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:53.065 |
| 6 | Kimi Maldonado RAI | Lotus Renault | 1:53.290 |
| 7 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 1:53.539 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:53.543 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus Renault | |
| 10 | Paul Rosberg DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:57.009 |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:57.108 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 1:57.132 |
| 13 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | 1:57.426 |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:54.382 |
| 15 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:57.895 |
| 16 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:48.044 |
| 17 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:57.071 |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 1:49.027 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 1:49.477 |
| 20 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia Cosworth | 1:51.618 |
| 21 | Pedro Karthikeyan DLR | HRT Cosworth | 1:52.742 |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT Cosworth | 1:53.040 |
| 23 | Charles Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 1:57.719 |
| 24 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth |
