| 1 |  VETVettelS Vettel Sebastian Vettel | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB7 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 28.481 | 28.629 | 22.550 | 1:19.660 |
| 3 |  HAMHamiltonL Hamilton Lewis Hamilton | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-26 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 28.451 | 28.780 | 22.448 | 1:19.679 |
| 4 | BUTButtonJ Button Jenson Button | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-26 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 28.492 | 28.939 | 22.524 | 1:19.955 |
| 6 |  MASMassaF Massa Felipe Massa | FerrariScuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F150th Italia (662) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 28.413 | 28.940 | 22.898 | 1:20.251 |
| 5 |  ALOAlonsoF Alonso Fernando Alonso | FerrariScuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F150th Italia (662) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 28.541 | 28.740 | 22.767 | 1:20.048 |
| 2 |  WEBWebberM Webber Mark Webber | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB7 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 28.940 | 28.964 | 22.563 | 1:20.467 |
| 8 | ROSRosbergN Rosberg Nico Rosberg | MercedesMercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes-Benz W02 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 28.543 | 29.358 | 23.063 | 1:20.964 |
| 14 | SUTSutilA Sutil Adrian Sutil | Force India F1 TeamForce India F1 Team | Force India VJM04 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 28.788 | 29.488 | 23.169 | 1:21.445 |
| 7 | SCHSchumacherM Schumacher Michael Schumacher | MercedesMercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes-Benz W02 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 28.869 | 29.767 | 23.178 | 1:21.814 |
| 17 |  PERPerezS Perez Sergio Perez | Sauber F1 TeamSauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber C30 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.268 | 29.688 | 23.116 | 1:22.072 |
| 15 | RESRestaP di Resta Paul di Resta | Force India F1 TeamForce India F1 Team | Force India VJM04 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.054 | 29.717 | 23.485 | 1:22.256 |
| 10 |  PETPetrovV Petrov Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault GPLotus Renault GP | Renault R31 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.023 | 29.731 | 23.392 | 1:22.146 |
| 16 |  KOBKobayashiK Kobayashi Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 TeamSauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber C30 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.218 | 29.884 | 23.333 | 1:22.435 |
| 9 | HEIHeidfeldN Heidfeld Nick Heidfeld | Lotus Renault GPLotus Renault GP | Renault R31 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 28.887 | 29.990 | 23.423 | 1:22.300 |
| 11 | BARBarrichelloR Barrichello Rubens Barrichello | WilliamsAT&T Williams | Williams FW33 | Cosworth CA2-2011K 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.471 | 29.980 | 23.229 | 1:22.680 |
| 19 | ALGAlguersuariJ Alguersuari Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR6 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.356 | 29.900 | 23.588 | 1:22.844 |
| 12 |  MALMaldonadoP Maldonado Pastor Maldonado | WilliamsAT&T Williams | Williams FW33 | Cosworth CA2-2011K 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.557 | 30.332 | 23.797 | 1:23.686 |
| 18 |  BUEBuemiS Buemi Sebastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR6 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.579 | 30.569 | 23.879 | 1:24.027 |
| 20 |  KOVKovalainenH Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen | Team LotusTeam Lotus | Lotus T128 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.851 | 30.728 | 23.783 | 1:24.362 |
| 21 |  TRUTrulliJ Trulli Jarno Trulli | Team LotusTeam Lotus | Lotus T128 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.933 | 30.805 | 23.796 | 1:24.534 |
| 24 | GLOGlockT Glock Timo Glock | Marussia Virgin RacingMarussia Virgin Racing | Virgin MVR-02 | Cosworth CA2-2011 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 30.270 | 31.416 | 24.608 | 1:26.294 |
| 23 | LIULiuzziV Liuzzi Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F111 | Cosworth CA2-2011 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 30.297 | 31.469 | 24.557 | 1:26.323 |
| 22 | RICRicciardoD Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F111 | Cosworth CA2-2011 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 30.258 | 31.675 | 24.546 | 1:26.479 |
| 25 |  D'Ad'AmbrosioJ d'Ambrosio Jerome d'Ambrosio | Marussia Virgin RacingMarussia Virgin Racing | Virgin MVR-02 | Cosworth CA2-2011 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 30.350 | 31.406 | 24.564 | 1:26.320 |
