| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:46.362 |
| 2 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 1:46.804 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:46.905 |
| 4 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:46.939 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:47.216 |
| 6 | Paul Webber DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:47.241 |
| 7 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:47.475 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus Renault | 1:47.788 |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:47.975 |
| 12 | Kimi Massa RAI | Lotus Renault | 1:48.261 |
| 13 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:48.344 |
| 14 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:48.505 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 1:48.774 |
| 16 | Kamui Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 1:48.849 |
| 17 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:49.933 |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 1:50.846 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 1:51.137 |
| 20 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia Cosworth | 1:51.370 |
| 21 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth | 1:51.762 |
| 22 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT Cosworth | 1:52.372 |
