| 1 | 2 |  WEBWebberM Webber Mark Webber | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB7 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:22.470 | | 35 |
| 2 | 3 |  HAMHamiltonL Hamilton Lewis Hamilton | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-26 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:22.509 | 0.039 | 27 |
| 3 | 1 |  VETVettelS Vettel Sebastian Vettel | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB7 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:22.826 | 0.356 | 37 |
| 4 | 4 | BUTButtonJ Button Jenson Button | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-26 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:23.188 | 0.718 | 32 |
| 5 | 5 |  ALOAlonsoF Alonso Fernando Alonso | FerrariScuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F150th Italia (662) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:23.568 | 1.098 | 34 |
| 6 | 8 | ROSRosbergN Rosberg Nico Rosberg | MercedesMercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes-Benz W02 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:23.586 | 1.116 | 35 |
| 7 | 7 | SCHSchumacherM Schumacher Michael Schumacher | MercedesMercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes-Benz W02 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:23.981 | 1.511 | 30 |
| 8 | 6 |  MASMassaF Massa Felipe Massa | FerrariScuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F150th Italia (662) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.278 | 1.808 | 30 |
| 9 | 16 |  KOBKobayashiK Kobayashi Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 TeamSauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber C30 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.290 | 1.820 | 33 |
| 10 | 9 | HEIHeidfeldN Heidfeld Nick Heidfeld | Lotus Renault GPLotus Renault GP | Renault R31 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.366 | 1.896 | 31 |
| 11 | 17 |  PERPerezS Perez Sergio Perez | Sauber F1 TeamSauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber C30 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.483 | 2.013 | 38 |
| 12 | 10 |  PETPetrovV Petrov Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault GPLotus Renault GP | Renault R31 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.786 | 2.316 | 43 |
| 13 | 18 |  BUEBuemiS Buemi Sebastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR6 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:25.296 | 2.826 | 33 |
| 14 | 11 | BARBarrichelloR Barrichello Rubens Barrichello | WilliamsAT&T Williams | Williams FW33 | Cosworth CA2-2011K 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:25.303 | 2.833 | 38 |
| 15 | 19 | ALGAlguersuariJ Alguersuari Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR6 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:25.457 | 2.987 | 34 |
| 16 | 12 |  MALMaldonadoP Maldonado Pastor Maldonado | WilliamsAT&T Williams | Williams FW33 | Cosworth CA2-2011K 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:25.603 | 3.133 | 43 |
| 17 | 15 | RESRestaP di Resta Paul di Resta | Force India F1 TeamForce India F1 Team | Force India VJM04 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:26.073 | 3.603 | 32 |
| 18 | 20 |  KOVKovalainenH Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen | Team LotusTeam Lotus | Lotus T128 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:26.417 | 3.947 | 37 |
| 19 | 14 | SUTSutilA Sutil Adrian Sutil | Force India F1 TeamForce India F1 Team | Force India VJM04 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:27.123 | 4.653 | 20 |
| 20 | 21 |  TRUTrulliJ Trulli Jarno Trulli | Team LotusTeam Lotus | Lotus T128 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:27.189 | 4.719 | 34 |
| 21 | 25 |  D'Ad'AmbrosioJ d'Ambrosio Jerome d'Ambrosio | Marussia Virgin RacingMarussia Virgin Racing | Virgin MVR-02 | Cosworth CA2-2011 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:28.036 | 5.566 | 36 |
| 22 | 24 | GLOGlockT Glock Timo Glock | Marussia Virgin RacingMarussia Virgin Racing | Virgin MVR-02 | Cosworth CA2-2011 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:28.062 | 5.592 | 28 |
| 23 | 22 |  KARKarthikeyanN Karthikeyan Narain Karthikeyan | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F111 | Cosworth CA2-2011 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:29.469 | 6.999 | 28 |
| 24 | 23 | LIULiuzziV Liuzzi Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F111 | Cosworth CA2-2011 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:29.476 | 7.006 | 31 |
