| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:36.338 |
| 2 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:36.441 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus Renault | 1:37.155 |
| 4 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Sauber Ferrari | 1:37.296 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:37.345 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:37.376 |
| 7 | Sergio Perez PER | McLaren Mercedes | 1:37.452 |
| 8 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Lotus Renault | 1:37.715 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams Renault | 1:37.836 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | STR Ferrari | 1:38.131 |
| 11 | Paul Rosberg DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:38.139 |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:38.364 |
| 13 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:38.592 |
| 14 | Jenson Vergne VER | STR Ferrari | 1:38.696 |
| 15 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:38.217 |
| 16 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India Mercedes | 1:39.250 |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Renault | 1:39.351 |
| 18 | Giedo Bianchi VDG | Caterham Renault | 1:40.491 |
| 19 | Jules Bianchi BIA | Marussia Cosworth | 1:40.528 |
| 20 | Esteban Chilton GUT | Sauber Ferrari | 1:38.034 |
| 21 | Max Chilton CHI | Marussia Cosworth | 1:41.401 |
| 22 | Charles Pic PIC | Caterham Renault | 1:40.596 |
