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