| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:30.839 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:31.090 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:31.290 |
| 4 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:31.700 |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:31.898 |
| 6 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:32.022 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.114 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 | 1:32.208 |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:32.327 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:32.272 |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.293 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:32.327 |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:32.469 |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:32.512 |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:32.625 |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:32.954 |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:33.368 |
| 18 | Bruno Senna | Williams | 1:33.405 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | 1:34.657 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Marussia | 1:35.213 |
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | 1:35.385 |
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia | 1:35.429 |
| 23 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | 1:35.432 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:36.734 |