| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:35.657 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:35.766 |
| 3 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:36.174 |
| 4 | Kimi Schumacher RAI | Lotus Renault | 1:36.708 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:36.794 |
| 6 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Force India Mercedes | 1:37.141 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:37.300 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus Renault | 1:36.587 |
| 9 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 1:37.842 |
| 10 | Bruno Senna SEN | Williams Renault | 1:37.604 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:36.937 |
| 12 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:37.616 |
| 13 | Paul Vergne DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:37.665 |
| 14 | Sergio Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 1:37.879 |
| 15 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:38.206 |
| 16 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:38.437 |
| 17 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:38.501 |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 1:39.114 |
| 19 | Timo Glock GLO | Marussia Cosworth | 1:40.056 |
| 20 | Charles Pic PIC | Marussia Cosworth | 1:40.664 |
| 21 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Caterham Renault | 1:40.809 |
| 22 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Caterham Renault | 1:41.166 |
| 23 | Pedro Karthikeyan DLR | HRT Cosworth | 1:42.011 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan KAR | HRT Cosworth | 1:42.740 |
