| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:25.283 |
| 2 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:25.327 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:25.544 |
| 4 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:25.659 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:25.773 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:25.857 |
| 7 | Kimi Perez RAI | Lotus Renault | 1:26.236 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:26.360 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 1:26.713 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus Renault | 1:26.136 |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:26.241 |
| 13 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | 1:26.331 |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:26.574 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 1:26.777 |
| 16 | Paul Kobayashi DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:26.989 |
| 17 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:27.219 |
| 18 | Vitaly Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 1:27.525 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 1:28.756 |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 1:29.500 |
| 21 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia Cosworth | 1:29.613 |
| 22 | Pedro Karthikeyan DLR | HRT Cosworth | 1:30.592 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT Cosworth | 1:30.593 |
| 24 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth | 1:30.662 |
