| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:24.010 |
| 2 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:24.133 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:24.247 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:24.540 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:24.802 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:24.833 |
| 7 | Kimi Kobayashi RAI | Lotus Renault | 1:24.855 |
| 8 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:25.109 |
| 9 | Paul Alonso DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:24.304 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:25.678 |
| 11 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:24.809 |
| 12 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:24.901 |
| 13 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | 1:25.042 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 1:25.312 |
| 15 | Jerome Vergne DAM | Lotus Renault | 1:25.408 |
| 16 | Heikki Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 1:25.441 |
| 17 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 1:26.382 |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 1:26.887 |
| 19 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia Cosworth | 1:27.039 |
| 20 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth | 1:27.073 |
| 21 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT Cosworth | 1:27.441 |
| 22 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 1:24.820 |
| 23 | Pedro Hulkenberg DLR | HRT Cosworth | 1:27.629 |
| 24 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Force India Mercedes |
