| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:48.285 | 1:46.665 | 1:46.362 | 14 |
| 2 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 1:49.494 | 1:47.602 | 1:46.804 | 17 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:48.240 | 1:46.791 | 1:46.905 | 14 |
| 4 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:49.381 | 1:47.661 | 1:46.939 | 15 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:49.391 | 1:47.567 | 1:47.216 | 14 |
| 6 | Paul Webber DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:48.028 | 1:47.667 | 1:47.241 | 18 |
| 7 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:48.717 | 1:47.513 | 1:47.475 | 17 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus Renault | 1:47.688 | 1:47.529 | 1:47.788 | 16 |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:49.546 | 1:47.823 | DNF | 14 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:49.463 | 1:47.943 | DNF | 13 |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:49.547 | 1:47.975 | 12 | |
| 12 | Kimi Massa RAI | Lotus Renault | 1:48.169 | 1:48.261 | 14 | |
| 13 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:49.767 | 1:48.344 | 12 | |
| 14 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:49.055 | 1:48.505 | 14 | |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 1:49.023 | 1:48.774 | 13 | |
| 16 | Bruno Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 1:49.564 | 1:48.849 | 14 | |
| 17 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | 1:49.809 | DNF | 10 | |
| 18 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:49.933 | 8 | ||
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 1:50.846 | 6 | ||
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 1:51.137 | 6 | ||
| 21 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia Cosworth | 1:51.370 | 8 | ||
| 22 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth | 1:51.762 | 8 | ||
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT Cosworth | 1:52.372 | 7 |
