| 1 | 5 |  VETVettelS Vettel Sebastian Vettel | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB6 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:32.280 | | 22 |
| 2 | 2 |  HAMHamiltonL Hamilton Lewis Hamilton | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-25 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:32.614 | 0.334 | 16 |
| 3 | 11 |  KUBKubicaR Kubica Robert Kubica | Renault F1 TeamRenault F1 Team | Renault R30 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:32.725 | 0.445 | 21 |
| 4 | 6 |  WEBWebberM Webber Mark Webber | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB6 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:32.747 | 0.467 | 23 |
| 5 | 14 | SUTSutilA Sutil Adrian Sutil | Force India F1 TeamForce India F1 Team | Force India VJM03 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:32.968 | 0.688 | 18 |
| 6 | 4 | ROSRosbergN Rosberg Nico Rosberg | MercedesMercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes-Benz W01 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:33.318 | 1.038 | 21 |
| 7 | 10 | HULHulkenbergN Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg | WilliamsAT&T Williams | Williams FW32 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:33.377 | 1.097 | 19 |
| 8 | 1 | BUTButtonJ Button Jenson Button | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-25 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:33.519 | 1.239 | 20 |
| 9 | 3 | SCHSchumacherM Schumacher Michael Schumacher | MercedesMercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes-Benz W01 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:33.955 | 1.675 | 18 |
| 10 | 9 |  BARBarrichelloR Barrichello Rubens Barrichello | WilliamsAT&T Williams | Williams FW32 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:34.016 | 1.736 | 17 |
| 11 | 16 |  BUEBuemiS Buemi Sebastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR5 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:34.132 | 1.852 | 21 |
| 12 | 12 |  PETPetrovV Petrov Vitaly Petrov | Renault F1 TeamRenault F1 Team | Renault R30 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:34.365 | 2.085 | 22 |
| 13 | 8 |  ALOAlonsoF Alonso Fernando Alonso | FerrariScuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F10 (661) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:34.490 | 2.210 | 20 |
| 14 | 15 | RESRestaP di Resta Paul di Resta | Force India F1 TeamForce India F1 Team | Force India VJM03 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:34.580 | 2.300 | 22 |
| 15 | 23 |  KOBKobayashiK Kobayashi Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber F1 TeamBMW Sauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber C29 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:34.710 | 2.430 | 16 |
| 16 | 22 | ROSRosaP de la RosaPedro de la Rosa | BMW Sauber F1 TeamBMW Sauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber C29 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:34.901 | 2.621 | 17 |
| 17 | 7 | MASMassaF Massa Felipe Massa | FerrariScuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F10 (661) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:35.037 | 2.757 | 21 |
| 18 | 17 | ALGAlguersuariJ Alguersuari Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR5 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:35.318 | 3.038 | 27 |
| 19 | 19 |  KOVKovalainenH Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus RacingLotus Racing | Lotus 127 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:36.747 | 4.467 | 16 |
| 20 | 24 | GLOGlockT Glock Timo Glock | Virgin RacingVirgin Racing | Virgin VR-01 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:37.330 | 5.050 | 11 |
| 21 | 25 | GRAGrassiL di Grassi Lucas di Grassi | Virgin RacingVirgin Racing | Virgin VR-01 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:37.518 | 5.238 | 15 |
| 22 | 20 |  CHAChandhokK Chandhok Karun Chandhok | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F110 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:38.735 | 6.455 | 21 |
| 23 | 18 |  FAUFauzyF Fauzy Fairuz Fauzy | Lotus RacingLotus Racing | Lotus 127 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:39.510 | 7.230 | 11 |
| 24 | 21 | YAMYamamotoS Yamamoto Sakon Yamamoto | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F110 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:39.673 | 7.393 | 27 |
