| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:20.953 |
| 2 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus Renault | 1:21.366 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:21.416 |
| 4 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:21.583 |
| 5 | Kimi Alonso RAI | Lotus Renault | 1:21.730 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:21.844 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:21.900 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 1:21.939 |
| 9 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | 1:22.343 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:22.847 |
| 11 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:21.715 |
| 12 | Paul Rosberg DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:21.813 |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:21.895 |
| 14 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:21.895 |
| 15 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:22.300 |
| 16 | Michael Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 1:22.380 |
| 17 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:22.723 |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 1:23.250 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 1:23.576 |
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 1:24.167 |
| 21 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth | 1:25.244 |
| 22 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia Cosworth | 1:25.476 |
| 23 | Pedro Karthikeyan DLR | HRT Cosworth | 1:25.916 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT Cosworth | 1:26.178 |
