| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:37.242 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:37.316 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:37.469 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:37.534 |
| 5 | Kimi Massa RAI | Lotus Renault | 1:37.625 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:37.884 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus Renault | 1:37.934 |
| 8 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:38.266 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:38.361 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:38.513 |
| 11 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:38.441 |
| 12 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:38.460 |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:38.594 |
| 14 | Paul Maldonado DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:38.643 |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 1:38.725 |
| 16 | Bruno Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 1:39.340 |
| 17 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | 1:39.443 |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 1:40.207 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 1:40.333 |
| 20 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia Cosworth | 1:41.371 |
| 21 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 1:39.084 |
| 22 | Pedro Karthikeyan DLR | HRT Cosworth | 1:42.881 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT Cosworth | |
| 24 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth | 1:41.317 |
