| 1 | 2 |  WEBWebberM Webber Mark Webber | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB7 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:40.403 | | 22 |
| 2 | 10 |  PETPetrovV Petrov Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault GPLotus Renault GP | Renault R31 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:41.227 | 0.824 | 20 |
| 3 | 5 |  ALOAlonsoF Alonso Fernando Alonso | FerrariScuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F150th Italia (662) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:41.239 | 0.836 | 22 |
| 4 | 3 |  HAMHamiltonL Hamilton Lewis Hamilton | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-26 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:41.510 | 1.107 | 23 |
| 5 | 9 |  HEIHeidfeldN Heidfeld Nick Heidfeld | Lotus Renault GPLotus Renault GP | Renault R31 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:41.580 | 1.177 | 24 |
| 6 | 6 |  MASMassaF Massa Felipe Massa | FerrariScuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F150th Italia (662) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:41.758 | 1.355 | 23 |
| 7 | 4 | BUTButtonJ Button Jenson Button | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-26 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:41.926 | 1.523 | 14 |
| 8 | 14 | SUTSutilA Sutil Adrian Sutil | Force India F1 TeamForce India F1 Team | Force India VJM04 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:41.955 | 1.552 | 20 |
| 9 | 8 | ROSRosbergN Rosberg Nico Rosberg | MercedesMercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes-Benz W02 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:42.043 | 1.640 | 22 |
| 10 | 19 | ALGAlguersuariJ Alguersuari Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR6 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:42.216 | 1.813 | 29 |
| 11 | 7 | SCHSchumacherM Schumacher Michael Schumacher | MercedesMercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes-Benz W02 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:42.270 | 1.867 | 26 |
| 12 | 18 | RICRicciardoD Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR6 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:42.412 | 2.009 | 27 |
| 13 | 11 | BARBarrichelloR Barrichello Rubens Barrichello | WilliamsAT&T Williams | Williams FW33 | Cosworth CA2-2011K 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:42.704 | 2.301 | 23 |
| 14 | 17 |  PERPerezS Perez Sergio Perez | Sauber F1 TeamSauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber C30 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:42.738 | 2.335 | 20 |
| 15 | 12 |  MALMaldonadoP Maldonado Pastor Maldonado | WilliamsAT&T Williams | Williams FW33 | Cosworth CA2-2011K 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:42.841 | 2.438 | 28 |
| 16 | 1 | VETVettelS Vettel Sebastian Vettel | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB7 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:42.941 | 2.538 | 21 |
| 17 | 16 |  KOBKobayashiK Kobayashi Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 TeamSauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber C30 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:43.201 | 2.798 | 18 |
| 18 | 15 | HULHulkenbergN Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg | Force India F1 TeamForce India F1 Team | Force India VJM04 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:43.769 | 3.366 | 7 |
| 19 | 20 |  KOVKovalainenH Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen | Team LotusTeam Lotus | Lotus T128 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:44.136 | 3.733 | 17 |
| 20 | 25 |  D'Ad'AmbrosioJ d'Ambrosio Jerome d'Ambrosio | Marussia Virgin RacingMarussia Virgin Racing | Virgin MVR-02 | Cosworth CA2-2011 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:45.026 | 4.623 | 17 |
| 21 | 24 | GLOGlockT Glock Timo Glock | Marussia Virgin RacingMarussia Virgin Racing | Virgin MVR-02 | Cosworth CA2-2011 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:45.221 | 4.818 | 19 |
| 22 | 23 |  LIULiuzziV Liuzzi Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F111 | Cosworth CA2-2011 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:45.494 | 5.091 | 24 |
| 23 | 22 |  KARKarthikeyanN Karthikeyan Narain Karthikeyan | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F111 | Cosworth CA2-2011 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:46.926 | 6.523 | 27 |
| 24 | 21 | CHAChandhokK Chandhok Karun Chandhok | Team LotusTeam Lotus | Lotus T128 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | No time | | 2 |
