| 1 | 1 |  VETVettelS Vettel Sebastian Vettel | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB7 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:37.688 | | 34 |
| 2 | 3 |  HAMHamiltonL Hamilton Lewis Hamilton | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-26 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:37.854 | 0.166 | 22 |
| 3 | 4 | BUTButtonJ Button Jenson Button | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-26 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:37.935 | 0.247 | 31 |
| 4 | 8 | ROSRosbergN Rosberg Nico Rosberg | MercedesMercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes-Benz W02 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:37.943 | 0.255 | 34 |
| 5 | 7 | SCHSchumacherM Schumacher Michael Schumacher | MercedesMercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes-Benz W02 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:38.105 | 0.417 | 29 |
| 6 | 6 |  MASMassaF Massa Felipe Massa | FerrariScuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F150th Italia (662) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:38.507 | 0.819 | 36 |
| 7 | 14 | SUTSutilA Sutil Adrian Sutil | Force India F1 TeamForce India F1 Team | Force India VJM04 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:38.735 | 1.047 | 35 |
| 8 | 9 | HEIHeidfeldN Heidfeld Nick Heidfeld | Lotus Renault GPLotus Renault GP | Renault R31 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:38.805 | 1.117 | 26 |
| 9 | 10 |  PETPetrovV Petrov Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault GPLotus Renault GP | Renault R31 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:38.859 | 1.171 | 31 |
| 10 | 2 |  WEBWebberM Webber Mark Webber | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB7 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:39.327 | 1.639 | 33 |
| 11 | 16 |  KOBKobayashiK Kobayashi Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 TeamSauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber C30 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:39.538 | 1.850 | 33 |
| 12 | 12 |  MALMaldonadoP Maldonado Pastor Maldonado | WilliamsAT&T Williams | Williams FW33 | Cosworth CA2-2011K 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:39.667 | 1.979 | 37 |
| 13 | 18 |  BUEBuemiS Buemi Sebastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR6 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:39.771 | 2.083 | 18 |
| 14 | 5 |  ALOAlonsoF Alonso Fernando Alonso | FerrariScuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F150th Italia (662) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:39.779 | 2.091 | 17 |
| 15 | 19 | ALGAlguersuariJ Alguersuari Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR6 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:39.828 | 2.140 | 25 |
| 16 | 11 | BARBarrichelloR Barrichello Rubens Barrichello | WilliamsAT&T Williams | Williams FW33 | Cosworth CA2-2011K 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:39.925 | 2.237 | 32 |
| 17 | 17 |  PERPerezS Perez Sergio Perez | Sauber F1 TeamSauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber C30 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:39.953 | 2.265 | 30 |
| 18 | 20 |  KOVKovalainenH Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen | Team LotusTeam Lotus | Lotus T128 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:40.476 | 2.788 | 30 |
| 19 | 21 |  TRUTrulliJ Trulli Jarno Trulli | Team LotusTeam Lotus | Lotus T128 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:41.482 | 3.794 | 32 |
| 20 | 22 |  KARKarthikeyanN Karthikeyan Narain Karthikeyan | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F111 | Cosworth CA2-2011 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:42.902 | 5.214 | 25 |
| 21 | 23 | LIULiuzziV Liuzzi Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F111 | Cosworth CA2-2011 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:43.850 | 6.162 | 3 |
| 22 | 25 |  D'Ad'AmbrosioJ d'Ambrosio Jerome d'Ambrosio | Marussia Virgin RacingMarussia Virgin Racing | Virgin MVR-02 | Cosworth CA2-2011 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:44.008 | 6.320 | 35 |
| 23 | 24 | GLOGlockT Glock Timo Glock | Marussia Virgin RacingMarussia Virgin Racing | Virgin MVR-02 | Cosworth CA2-2011 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:44.747 | 7.059 | 12 |
| 24 | 15 | RESRestaP di Resta Paul di Resta | Force India F1 TeamForce India F1 Team | Force India VJM04 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | No time | | 0 |
