| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:37.813 | 1:37.106 | 1:36.219 | 14 |
| 2 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:37.575 | 1:36.928 | 1:36.368 | 14 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:37.517 | 1:37.017 | 1:36.391 | 14 |
| 4 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:37.172 | 1:37.375 | 1:36.461 | 19 |
| 5 | Kimi Vettel RAI | Lotus Renault | 1:37.961 | 1:36.715 | 1:36.461 | 13 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:38.102 | 1:37.419 | 1:36.634 | 14 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus Renault | 1:38.058 | 1:37.338 | 1:36.658 | 14 |
| 8 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:37.696 | 1:36.996 | 1:36.664 | 14 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:38.151 | 1:37.379 | 1:37.566 | 16 |
| 10 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:37.933 | 1:37.477 | 1:37.698 | 17 |
| 11 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 1:37.789 | 1:37.589 | 14 | |
| 12 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:38.381 | 1:37.731 | 15 | |
| 13 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | 1:38.437 | 1:37.841 | 13 | |
| 14 | Paul Ricciardo DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:38.325 | 1:37.877 | 15 | |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 1:38.419 | 1:37.883 | 14 | |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:38.303 | 1:37.890 | 13 | |
| 17 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:38.372 | 1:38.069 | 12 | |
| 18 | Heikki Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 1:39.077 | 7 | ||
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 1:39.306 | 9 | ||
| 20 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 1:39.567 | 6 | ||
| 21 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia Cosworth | 1:40.903 | 8 | ||
| 22 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth | 1:41.250 | 8 | ||
| 23 | Pedro Karthikeyan DLR | HRT Cosworth | 1:42.914 | 4 | ||
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT Cosworth | 1:43.655 | 6 |
