| Pos | Driver | Team | Lap | Time of Day | Time | Avg Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 53 | 1:27.239 | ||
| 2 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 53 | 1:27.562 | ||
| 3 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 51 | 1:27.718 | ||
| 4 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 51 | 1:28.053 | ||
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 52 | 1:28.427 | ||
| 6 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Force India Mercedes | 46 | 1:28.578 | ||
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 46 | 1:28.621 | ||
| 8 | Jerome Vettel DAM | Lotus Renault | 52 | 1:28.677 | ||
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 46 | 1:28.713 | ||
| 10 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | 52 | 1:28.742 | ||
| 11 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 44 | 1:28.835 | ||
| 12 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 33 | 1:28.914 | ||
| 13 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 31 | 1:28.926 | ||
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 39 | 1:29.032 | ||
| 15 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 46 | 1:29.066 | ||
| 16 | Paul Webber DIR | Force India Mercedes | 51 | 1:29.068 | ||
| 17 | Kimi Webber RAI | Lotus Renault | 52 | 1:29.109 | ||
| 18 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 43 | 1:29.202 | ||
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 46 | 1:29.399 | ||
| 20 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth | 44 | 1:29.753 | ||
| 21 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia Cosworth | 50 | 1:29.888 | ||
| 22 | Pedro Karthikeyan DLR | HRT Cosworth | 51 | 1:30.398 | ||
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT Cosworth | 44 | 1:31.086 |