| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:15.873 | 1:15.062 | 1:14.301 | 22 |
| 2 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:16.013 | 1:15.035 | 1:14.381 | 19 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:15.900 | 1:15.022 | 1:14.448 | 21 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:16.063 | 1:15.166 | 1:14.583 | 20 |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus Renault | 1:15.718 | 1:15.219 | 1:14.639 | 27 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:16.153 | 1:15.128 | 1:14.948 | 22 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:15.983 | 1:14.911 | 1:15.049 | 19 |
| 8 | Kimi Maldonado RAI | Lotus Renault | 1:15.889 | 1:15.322 | 1:15.199 | 28 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 1:16.017 | 1:15.026 | 1:15.245 | 22 |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:15.757 | 1:15.234 | DNF | 24 |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:15.418 | 1:15.421 | 17 | |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:15.648 | 1:15.508 | 19 | |
| 13 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:16.399 | 1:15.536 | 18 | |
| 14 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | 1:15.923 | 1:15.709 | 20 | |
| 15 | Paul Ricciardo DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:16.062 | 1:15.718 | 14 | |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 1:16.360 | 1:15.878 | 19 | |
| 17 | Heikki Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 1:16.491 | 1:16.885 | 14 | |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 1:16.538 | 13 | ||
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 1:17.404 | 13 | ||
| 20 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia Cosworth | 1:17.947 | 11 | ||
| 21 | Pedro Pic DLR | HRT Cosworth | 1:18.096 | 11 | ||
| 22 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth | 1:18.476 | 12 | ||
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT Cosworth | 1:19.310 | 8 | ||
| NC | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | DNF | 2 |
