| 1 | 5 | VETVettelS Vettel Sebastian Vettel | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB6 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:11.968 | | 28 |
| 2 | 6 | WEBWebberM Webber Mark Webber | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB6 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:12.072 | 0.104 | 34 |
| 3 | 8 | ALOAlonsoF Alonso Fernando Alonso | FerrariScuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F10 (661) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:12.328 | 0.360 | 36 |
| 4 | 2 | HAMHamiltonL Hamilton Lewis Hamilton | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-25 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:12.656 | 0.688 | 33 |
| 5 | 7 | MASMassaF Massa Felipe Massa | FerrariScuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F10 (661) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:12.677 | 0.709 | 19 |
| 6 | 11 | KUBKubicaR Kubica Robert Kubica | Renault F1 TeamRenault F1 Team | Renault R30 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:12.882 | 0.914 | 37 |
| 7 | 1 | BUTButtonJ Button Jenson Button | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-25 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:13.206 | 1.238 | 33 |
| 8 | 22 | HEIHeidfeldN Heidfeld Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber F1 TeamBMW Sauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber C29 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:13.222 | 1.254 | 40 |
| 9 | 4 | ROSRosbergN Rosberg Nico Rosberg | MercedesMercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes-Benz W01 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:13.333 | 1.365 | 34 |
| 10 | 3 | SCHSchumacherM Schumacher Michael Schumacher | MercedesMercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes-Benz W01 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:13.346 | 1.378 | 36 |
| 11 | 9 | BARBarrichelloR Barrichello Rubens Barrichello | WilliamsAT&T Williams | Williams FW32 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:13.520 | 1.552 | 37 |
| 12 | 23 | KOBKobayashiK Kobayashi Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber F1 TeamBMW Sauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber C29 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:13.610 | 1.642 | 41 |
| 13 | 10 | HULHulkenbergN Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg | WilliamsAT&T Williams | Williams FW32 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:13.725 | 1.757 | 39 |
| 14 | 14 | SUTSutilA Sutil Adrian Sutil | Force India F1 TeamForce India F1 Team | Force India VJM03 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:13.741 | 1.773 | 32 |
| 15 | 12 | PETPetrovV Petrov Vitaly Petrov | Renault F1 TeamRenault F1 Team | Renault R30 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:13.818 | 1.850 | 26 |
| 16 | 15 | LIULiuzziV Liuzzi Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India F1 TeamForce India F1 Team | Force India VJM03 | Mercedes FO108X 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:14.045 | 2.077 | 37 |
| 17 | 16 | BUEBuemiS Buemi Sebastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR5 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:14.304 | 2.336 | 33 |
| 18 | 17 | ALGAlguersuariJ Alguersuari Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR5 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:14.578 | 2.610 | 37 |
| 19 | 18 | TRUTrulliJ Trulli Jarno Trulli | Lotus RacingLotus Racing | Lotus 127 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:14.984 | 3.016 | 47 |
| 20 | 19 | KOVKovalainenH Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus RacingLotus Racing | Lotus 127 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:15.101 | 3.133 | 43 |
| 21 | 25 | GRAGrassiL di Grassi Lucas di Grassi | Virgin RacingVirgin Racing | Virgin VR-01 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:15.433 | 3.465 | 35 |
| 22 | 21 | SENSennaB Senna Bruno Senna | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F110 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:16.070 | 4.102 | 42 |
| 23 | 20 | KLIKlienC Klien Christian Klien | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F110 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:16.082 | 4.114 | 38 |
| 24 | 24 | GLOGlockT Glock Timo Glock | Virgin RacingVirgin Racing | Virgin VR-01 | Cosworth CA2-2010 2.4 V8 | Bridgestone | 1:16.150 | 4.182 | 35 |