| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:30.839 |
| 2 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:31.090 |
| 3 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:31.700 |
| 4 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus Renault | 1:31.898 |
| 5 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:32.022 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:32.114 |
| 7 | Kimi Button RAI | Lotus Renault | 1:32.208 |
| 8 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:31.290 |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:32.327 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:32.293 |
| 11 | Paul Maldonado DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:32.327 |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 1:32.512 |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:32.625 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 1:32.954 |
| 15 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Force India Mercedes | |
| 16 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | 1:33.405 |
| 17 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 1:34.657 |
| 18 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia Cosworth | 1:35.213 |
| 19 | Pedro Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 1:33.368 |
| 20 | Pedro Pic DLR | HRT Cosworth | 1:35.385 |
| 21 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth | 1:35.429 |
| 22 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 1:35.432 |
| 23 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:32.469 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT Cosworth | 1:36.734 |
