| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:38.516 | 1:37.065 | 1:36.338 | 12 |
| 2 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:38.161 | 1:37.312 | 1:36.441 | 14 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus Renault | 1:38.676 | 1:37.523 | 1:37.155 | 17 |
| 4 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Sauber Ferrari | 1:38.339 | 1:37.828 | 1:37.296 | 20 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:37.959 | 1:37.854 | 1:37.345 | 20 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:38.929 | 1:37.368 | 1:37.376 | 19 |
| 7 | Sergio Perez PER | McLaren Mercedes | 1:38.367 | 1:38.040 | 1:37.452 | 21 |
| 8 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Lotus Renault | 1:38.375 | 1:38.078 | 1:37.715 | 21 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams Renault | 1:37.821 | 1:37.439 | 1:37.836 | 24 |
| 10 | Esteban Ricciardo GUT | Sauber Ferrari | 1:38.082 | 1:38.031 | 1:38.034 | 20 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 1:38.882 | 1:38.131 | 18 | |
| 12 | Paul Button DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:38.894 | 1:38.139 | 18 | |
| 13 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:38.588 | 1:38.217 | 16 | |
| 14 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:38.743 | 1:38.364 | 19 | |
| 15 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:39.094 | 1:38.592 | 17 | |
| 16 | Adrian Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 1:38.880 | 1:38.696 | 15 | |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India Mercedes | 1:39.250 | 10 | ||
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 1:39.351 | 11 | ||
| 19 | Giedo Bianchi VDG | Caterham Renault | 1:40.491 | 10 | ||
| 20 | Jules Bianchi BIA | Marussia Cosworth | 1:40.528 | 11 | ||
| 21 | Charles Pic PIC | Caterham Renault | 1:40.596 | 10 | ||
| 22 | Max Chilton CHI | Marussia Cosworth | 1:41.401 | 10 |