| 1 | 1 |  VETVettelS Vettel Sebastian Vettel | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB7 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.002 | 1:22.914 | 1:22.275 | 15 |
| 2 | 3 |  HAMHamiltonL Hamilton Lewis Hamilton | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-26 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:23.976 | 1:23.172 | 1:22.725 | 16 |
| 3 | 4 | BUTButtonJ Button Jenson Button | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-26 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.013 | 1:23.031 | 1:22.777 | 17 |
| 4 | 5 |  ALOAlonsoF Alonso Fernando Alonso | FerrariScuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F150th Italia (662) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.134 | 1:23.342 | 1:22.841 | 18 |
| 5 | 2 |  WEBWebberM Webber Mark Webber | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB7 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.148 | 1:23.387 | 1:22.972 | 14 |
| 6 | 6 |  MASMassaF Massa Felipe Massa | FerrariScuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari F150th Italia (662) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.523 | 1:23.681 | 1:23.188 | 17 |
| 7 | 10 |  PETPetrovV Petrov Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault GPLotus Renault GP | Renault R31 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.486 | 1:23.741 | 1:23.530 | 19 |
| 8 | 7 | SCHSchumacherM Schumacher Michael Schumacher | MercedesMercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes-Benz W02 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:25.108 | 1:23.671 | 1:23.777 | 13 |
| 9 | 8 | ROSRosbergN Rosberg Nico Rosberg | MercedesMercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes-Benz W02 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.550 | 1:23.335 | 1:24.477 | 17 |
| 10 | 9 | SENSennaB Senna Bruno Senna | Lotus Renault GPLotus Renault GP | Renault R31 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.914 | 1:24.157 | | 20 |
| 11 | 15 | RESRestaP di Resta Paul di Resta | Force India F1 TeamForce India F1 Team | Force India VJM04 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.574 | 1:24.163 | | 15 |
| 12 | 14 | SUTSutilA Sutil Adrian Sutil | Force India F1 TeamForce India F1 Team | Force India VJM04 | Mercedes FO108Y 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.595 | 1:24.209 | | 18 |
| 13 | 11 | BARBarrichelloR Barrichello Rubens Barrichello | WilliamsAT&T Williams | Williams FW33 | Cosworth CA2-2011K 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.975 | 1:24.648 | | 19 |
| 14 | 12 |  MALMaldonadoP Maldonado Pastor Maldonado | WilliamsAT&T Williams | Williams FW33 | Cosworth CA2-2011K 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.798 | 1:24.726 | | 16 |
| 15 | 17 |  PERPerezS Perez Sergio Perez | Sauber F1 TeamSauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber C30 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:25.113 | 1:24.845 | | 17 |
| 16 | 18 |  BUEBuemiS Buemi Sebastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR6 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:25.164 | 1:24.932 | | 18 |
| 17 | 16 |  KOBKobayashiK Kobayashi Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 TeamSauber F1 Team | BMW Sauber C30 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.879 | 1:25.065 | | 16 |
| 18 | 19 | ALGAlguersuariJ Alguersuari Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR6 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:25.334 | | | 11 |
| 19 | 21 |  TRUTrulliJ Trulli Jarno Trulli | Team LotusTeam Lotus | Lotus T128 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:26.647 | | | 12 |
| 20 | 20 |  KOVKovalainenH Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen | Team LotusTeam Lotus | Lotus T128 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:27.184 | | | 13 |
| 21 | 24 | GLOGlockT Glock Timo Glock | Marussia Virgin RacingMarussia Virgin Racing | Virgin MVR-02 | Cosworth CA2-2011 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:27.591 | | | 9 |
| 22 | 25 |  D'Ad'AmbrosioJ d'Ambrosio Jerome d'Ambrosio | Marussia Virgin RacingMarussia Virgin Racing | Virgin MVR-02 | Cosworth CA2-2011 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:27.609 | | | 11 |
| 23 | 22 | RICRicciardoD Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F111 | Cosworth CA2-2011 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:28.054 | | | 12 |
| 24 | 23 | LIULiuzziV Liuzzi Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F111 | Cosworth CA2-2011 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:28.231 | | | 11 |
