| 1 | 5 |  VETVettelS Vettel Sebastian Vettel | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB6 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:16.877 | | 32 |
| 2 | 8 |  ALOAlonsoF Alonso Fernando Alonso | FerrariScuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F10 (661) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:16.963 | 0.086 | 35 |
| 3 | 4 | ROSRosbergN Rosberg Nico Rosberg | MercedesMercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes-Benz W01 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:17.151 | 0.274 | 34 |
| 4 | 6 |  WEBWebberM Webber Mark Webber | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB6 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:17.273 | 0.396 | 33 |
| 5 | 7 |  MASMassaF Massa Felipe Massa | FerrariScuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F10 (661) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:17.401 | 0.524 | 33 |
| 6 | 14 | SUTSutilA Sutil Adrian Sutil | Force India F1 TeamForce India F1 Team | Force India VJM03 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:17.415 | 0.538 | 28 |
| 7 | 2 |  HAMHamiltonL Hamilton Lewis Hamilton | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-25 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:17.522 | 0.645 | 29 |
| 8 | 11 |  KUBKubicaR Kubica Robert Kubica | Renault F1 TeamRenault F1 Team | Renault R30 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:17.529 | 0.652 | 36 |
| 9 | 3 | SCHSchumacherM Schumacher Michael Schumacher | MercedesMercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes-Benz W01 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:17.688 | 0.811 | 34 |
| 10 | 15 |  LIULiuzziV Liuzzi Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India F1 TeamForce India F1 Team | Force India VJM03 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:17.903 | 1.026 | 35 |
| 11 | 1 | BUTButtonJ Button Jenson Button | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-25 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:17.961 | 1.084 | 33 |
| 12 | 9 | BARBarrichelloR Barrichello Rubens Barrichello | WilliamsAT&T Williams | Williams FW32 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:18.385 | 1.508 | 27 |
| 13 | 10 | HULHulkenbergN Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg | WilliamsAT&T Williams | Williams FW32 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:18.447 | 1.570 | 41 |
| 14 | 12 |  PETPetrovV Petrov Vitaly Petrov | Renault F1 TeamRenault F1 Team | Renault R30 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:18.582 | 1.705 | 40 |
| 15 | 22 | ROSRosaP de la RosaPedro de la Rosa | BMW Sauber F1 TeamBMW Sauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber C29 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:18.658 | 1.781 | 34 |
| 16 | 23 |  KOBKobayashiK Kobayashi Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber F1 TeamBMW Sauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber C29 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:19.142 | 2.265 | 38 |
| 17 | 16 |  BUEBuemiS Buemi Sebastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR5 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:19.168 | 2.291 | 32 |
| 18 | 17 | ALGAlguersuariJ Alguersuari Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR5 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:19.274 | 2.397 | 41 |
| 19 | 19 |  KOVKovalainenH Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus RacingLotus Racing | Lotus 127 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:19.969 | 3.092 | 35 |
| 20 | 20 |  CHAChandhokK Chandhok Karun Chandhok | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F110 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:20.879 | 4.002 | 29 |
| 21 | 21 | SENSennaB Senna Bruno Senna | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F110 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:21.097 | 4.220 | 31 |
| 22 | 18 | TRUTrulliJ Trulli Jarno Trulli | Lotus RacingLotus Racing | Lotus 127 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:21.346 | 4.469 | 11 |
| 23 | 24 | GLOGlockT Glock Timo Glock | Virgin RacingVirgin Racing | Virgin VR-01 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:21.488 | 4.611 | 25 |
| 24 | 25 | GRAGrassiL di Grassi Lucas di Grassi | Virgin RacingVirgin Racing | Virgin VR-01 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:21.577 | 4.700 | 30 |
