| Pos | Driver | Team | Lap | Time of Day | Time | Avg Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 52 | 1:35.774 | ||
| 2 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 51 | 1:36.606 | ||
| 3 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 52 | 1:36.679 | ||
| 4 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | 44 | 1:36.819 | ||
| 5 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 50 | 1:36.894 | ||
| 6 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 43 | 1:36.942 | ||
| 7 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 49 | 1:37.128 | ||
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 50 | 1:37.455 | ||
| 9 | Paul Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 39 | 1:37.533 | ||
| 10 | Paul Hamilton DIR | Force India Mercedes | 48 | 1:37.535 | ||
| 11 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 45 | 1:37.760 | ||
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 45 | 1:37.771 | ||
| 13 | Kimi Hulkenberg RAI | Lotus Renault | 49 | 1:37.886 | ||
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Force India Mercedes | 46 | 1:37.938 | ||
| 15 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 52 | 1:38.043 | ||
| 16 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus Renault | 32 | 1:38.277 | ||
| 17 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 47 | 1:38.344 | ||
| 18 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia Cosworth | 48 | 1:38.756 | ||
| 19 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 17 | 1:38.983 | ||
| 20 | Pedro Pic DLR | HRT Cosworth | 50 | 1:39.351 | ||
| 21 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth | 34 | 1:40.493 | ||
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT Cosworth | 21 | 1:41.388 |