| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:24.211 | 1:24.394 | 1:24.010 | 15 |
| 2 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:24.672 | 1:24.255 | 1:24.133 | 15 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:24.882 | 1:24.505 | 1:24.247 | 16 |
| 4 | Paul Schumacher DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:24.875 | 1:24.345 | 1:24.304 | 17 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:25.302 | 1:24.675 | 1:24.540 | 14 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:25.011 | 1:24.687 | 1:24.802 | 22 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:24.689 | 1:24.515 | 1:24.833 | 15 |
| 8 | Kimi Kobayashi RAI | Lotus Renault | 1:25.151 | 1:24.742 | 1:24.855 | 18 |
| 9 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:25.317 | 1:24.683 | 1:25.109 | 18 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:24.175 | 1:24.242 | 1:25.678 | 16 |
| 11 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:25.556 | 1:24.809 | 21 | |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 1:25.103 | 1:24.820 | 17 | |
| 13 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:25.300 | 1:24.901 | 14 | |
| 14 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | 1:25.135 | 1:25.042 | 16 | |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 1:25.728 | 1:25.312 | 20 | |
| 16 | Jerome Vergne DAM | Lotus Renault | 1:25.834 | 1:25.408 | 19 | |
| 17 | Heikki Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 1:25.649 | 1:25.441 | 18 | |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 1:26.382 | 11 | ||
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 1:26.887 | 11 | ||
| 20 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia Cosworth | 1:27.039 | 10 | ||
| 21 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth | 1:27.073 | 9 | ||
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT Cosworth | 1:27.441 | 9 | ||
| 23 | Pedro Hulkenberg DLR | HRT Cosworth | 1:27.629 | 10 | ||
| NC | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Force India Mercedes | DNF | 2 |
