| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 1:22.285 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:22.302 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus Renault | 1:22.424 |
| 4 | Kimi Perez RAI | Lotus Renault | 1:22.487 |
| 5 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:22.533 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:23.005 |
| 7 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | |
| 9 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | |
| 10 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:22.944 |
| 11 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:22.977 |
| 12 | Paul Hulkenberg DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:23.125 |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:23.177 |
| 14 | Daniel Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 1:23.265 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 1:23.442 |
| 16 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:23.444 |
| 17 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | 1:24.981 |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 1:25.277 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 1:25.507 |
| 20 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth | 1:26.582 |
| 21 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia Cosworth | 1:27.032 |
| 22 | Pedro Karthikeyan DLR | HRT Cosworth | 1:27.555 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT Cosworth | |
| 24 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes |
