| 1 | 6 |  WEBWebberM Webber Mark Webber | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB6 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:31.234 | | 15 |
| 2 | 8 |  ALOAlonsoF Alonso Fernando Alonso | FerrariScuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F10 (661) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:31.626 | 0.392 | 26 |
| 3 | 5 |  VETVettelS Vettel Sebastian Vettel | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB6 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:31.875 | 0.641 | 25 |
| 4 | 7 |  MASMassaF Massa Felipe Massa | FerrariScuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F10 (661) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:32.099 | 0.865 | 25 |
| 5 | 4 | ROSRosbergN Rosberg Nico Rosberg | MercedesMercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes-Benz W01 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:32.166 | 0.932 | 29 |
| 6 | 3 | SCHSchumacherM Schumacher Michael Schumacher | MercedesMercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes-Benz W01 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:32.660 | 1.426 | 28 |
| 7 | 12 |  PETPetrovV Petrov Vitaly Petrov | Renault F1 TeamRenault F1 Team | Renault R30 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:32.745 | 1.511 | 29 |
| 8 | 2 |  HAMHamiltonL Hamilton Lewis Hamilton | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-25 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:32.757 | 1.523 | 22 |
| 9 | 14 | SUTSutilA Sutil Adrian Sutil | Force India F1 TeamForce India F1 Team | Force India VJM03 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:32.787 | 1.553 | 27 |
| 10 | 9 | BARBarrichelloR Barrichello Rubens Barrichello | WilliamsAT&T Williams | Williams FW32 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:32.967 | 1.733 | 33 |
| 11 | 11 |  KUBKubicaR Kubica Robert Kubica | Renault F1 TeamRenault F1 Team | Renault R30 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:33.019 | 1.785 | 30 |
| 12 | 10 | HULHulkenbergN Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg | WilliamsAT&T Williams | Williams FW32 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:33.164 | 1.930 | 29 |
| 13 | 1 | BUTButtonJ Button Jenson Button | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-25 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:33.200 | 1.966 | 24 |
| 14 | 23 |  KOBKobayashiK Kobayashi Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber F1 TeamBMW Sauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber C29 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:33.402 | 2.168 | 23 |
| 15 | 15 |  LIULiuzziV Liuzzi Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India F1 TeamForce India F1 Team | Force India VJM03 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:33.728 | 2.494 | 27 |
| 16 | 16 |  BUEBuemiS Buemi Sebastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR5 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:33.836 | 2.602 | 36 |
| 17 | 22 | ROSRosaP de la RosaPedro de la Rosa | BMW Sauber F1 TeamBMW Sauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber C29 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:34.051 | 2.817 | 29 |
| 18 | 17 | ALGAlguersuariJ Alguersuari Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR5 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:34.643 | 3.409 | 36 |
| 19 | 19 |  KOVKovalainenH Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus RacingLotus Racing | Lotus 127 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:35.465 | 4.231 | 25 |
| 20 | 25 | GRAGrassiL di Grassi Lucas di Grassi | Virgin RacingVirgin Racing | Virgin VR-01 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:36.237 | 5.003 | 24 |
| 21 | 24 | GLOGlockT Glock Timo Glock | Virgin RacingVirgin Racing | Virgin VR-01 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:36.553 | 5.319 | 21 |
| 22 | 20 |  CHAChandhokK Chandhok Karun Chandhok | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F110 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:37.019 | 5.785 | 27 |
| 23 | 21 | YAMYamamotoS Yamamoto Sakon Yamamoto | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F110 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:38.303 | 7.069 | 32 |
| 24 | 18 | TRUTrulliJ Trulli Jarno Trulli | Lotus RacingLotus Racing | Lotus 127 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:42.901 | 11.667 | 3 |
