| 1 | 5 |  VETVettelS Vettel Sebastian Vettel | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB6 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:20.976 | | 0 |
| 2 | 6 |  WEBWebberM Webber Mark Webber | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB6 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:21.106 | 0.130 | 0 |
| 3 | 11 |  KUBKubicaR Kubica Robert Kubica | Renault F1 TeamRenault F1 Team | Renault R30 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:22.072 | 1.096 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 |  BUTButtonJ Button Jenson Button | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-25 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:22.444 | 1.468 | 0 |
| 5 | 9 |  BARBarrichelloR Barrichello Rubens Barrichello | WilliamsAT&T Williams | Williams FW32 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:22.601 | 1.625 | 0 |
| 6 | 22 |  ROSRosaP de la RosaPedro de la Rosa | BMW Sauber F1 TeamBMW Sauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber C29 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:22.764 | 1.788 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | ALOAlonsoF Alonso Fernando Alonso | FerrariScuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F10 (661) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:22.772 | 1.796 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | ROSRosbergN Rosberg Nico Rosberg | MercedesMercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes-Benz W01 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:22.777 | 1.801 | 0 |
| 9 | 3 | SCHSchumacherM Schumacher Michael Schumacher | MercedesMercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes-Benz W01 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:22.792 | 1.816 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | HULHulkenbergN Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg | WilliamsAT&T Williams | Williams FW32 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:22.966 | 1.990 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | SUTSutilA Sutil Adrian Sutil | Force India F1 TeamForce India F1 Team | Force India VJM03 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:23.003 | 2.027 | 0 |
| 12 | 7 | MASMassaF Massa Felipe Massa | FerrariScuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F10 (661) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:23.007 | 2.031 | 0 |
| 13 | 12 |  PETPetrovV Petrov Vitaly Petrov | Renault F1 TeamRenault F1 Team | Renault R30 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:23.249 | 2.273 | 0 |
| 14 | 23 |  KOBKobayashiK Kobayashi Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber F1 TeamBMW Sauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber C29 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:23.327 | 2.351 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | RESRestaP di Resta Paul di Resta | Force India F1 TeamForce India F1 Team | Force India VJM03 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:23.520 | 2.544 | 0 |
| 16 | 16 |  BUEBuemiS Buemi Sebastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR5 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:23.780 | 2.804 | 0 |
| 17 | 17 | ALGAlguersuariJ Alguersuari Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR5 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:23.868 | 2.892 | 0 |
| 18 | 2 | HAMHamiltonL Hamilton Lewis Hamilton | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-25 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:24.075 | 3.099 | 0 |
| 19 | 18 |  TRUTrulliJ Trulli Jarno Trulli | Lotus RacingLotus Racing | Lotus 127 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:25.032 | 4.056 | 0 |
| 20 | 19 |  KOVKovalainenH Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus RacingLotus Racing | Lotus 127 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:25.210 | 4.234 | 0 |
| 21 | 24 | GLOGlockT Glock Timo Glock | Virgin RacingVirgin Racing | Virgin VR-01 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:25.990 | 5.014 | 0 |
| 22 | 25 | GRAGrassiL di Grassi Lucas di Grassi | Virgin RacingVirgin Racing | Virgin VR-01 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:26.686 | 5.710 | 0 |
| 23 | 21 | SENSennaB Senna Bruno Senna | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F110 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:26.990 | 6.014 | 0 |
| 24 | 20 | YAMYamamotoS Yamamoto Sakon Yamamoto | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F110 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:28.157 | 7.181 | 0 |
