| 1 | 4 |  HAMHamiltonL Hamilton Lewis Hamilton | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-27 | Mercedes FO108Z 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:22.821 | | 30 |
| 2 | 3 | BUTButtonJ Button Jenson Button | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-27 | Mercedes FO108Z 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:22.922 | 0.101 | 24 |
| 3 | 5 |  ALOAlonsoF Alonso Fernando Alonso | FerrariScuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F2012 (663) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:23.397 | 0.576 | 24 |
| 4 | 8 |  ROSRosbergN Rosberg Nico Rosberg | MercedesMercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team | Mercedes-Benz MGP W03 | Mercedes FO108Z 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:23.628 | 0.807 | 29 |
| 5 | 10 |  GROGrosjeanR Grosjean Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 TeamLotus F1 Team | Lotus E20 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:23.633 | 0.812 | 24 |
| 6 | 7 | SCHSchumacherM Schumacher Michael Schumacher | MercedesMercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team | Mercedes-Benz MGP W03 | Mercedes FO108Z 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:23.845 | 1.024 | 26 |
| 7 | 6 |  MASMassaF Massa Felipe Massa | FerrariScuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F2012 (663) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:23.904 | 1.083 | 25 |
| 8 | 9 |  RAIRaikkonenK Raikkonen Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 TeamLotus F1 Team | Lotus E20 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:23.983 | 1.162 | 24 |
| 9 | 19 | BOTBottasV Bottas Valtteri Bottas | WilliamsWilliams F1 | Williams FW34 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.152 | 1.331 | 24 |
| 10 | 15 |  PERPerezS Perez Sergio Perez | Sauber F1 TeamSauber F1 Team | Sauber C31 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.268 | 1.447 | 27 |
| 11 | 18 |  MALMaldonadoP Maldonado Pastor Maldonado | WilliamsWilliams F1 | Williams FW34 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.300 | 1.479 | 23 |
| 12 | 14 |  KOBKobayashiK Kobayashi Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 TeamSauber F1 Team | Sauber C31 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.394 | 1.573 | 19 |
| 13 | 2 |  WEBWebberM Webber Mark Webber | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB8 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.546 | 1.725 | 24 |
| 14 | 11 | RESRestaP di Resta Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 TeamSahara Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM05 | Mercedes FO108Z 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.559 | 1.738 | 22 |
| 15 | 1 | VETVettelS Vettel Sebastian Vettel | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB8 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.608 | 1.787 | 25 |
| 16 | 16 | RICRicciardoD Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR7 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:25.354 | 2.533 | 25 |
| 17 | 17 | VERVergneJ Vergne Jean-Eric Vergne | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR7 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:25.559 | 2.738 | 27 |
| 18 | 12 | BIABianchiJ Bianchi Jules Bianchi | Sahara Force India F1 TeamSahara Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM05 | Mercedes FO108Z 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:25.715 | 2.894 | 26 |
| 19 | 21 |  PETPetrovV Petrov Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 TeamCaterham F1 Team | Caterham CT-01 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:26.440 | 3.619 | 27 |
| 20 | 25 | PICPicC Pic Charles Pic | Marussia F1 RacingMarussia F1 Racing | Marussia MR01 | Cosworth CA2012 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:26.705 | 3.884 | 23 |
| 21 | 20 | KOVKovalainenH Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 TeamCaterham F1 Team | Caterham CT-01 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:26.755 | 3.934 | 28 |
| 22 | 24 | GLOGlockT Glock Timo Glock | Marussia F1 RacingMarussia F1 Racing | Marussia MR01 | Cosworth CA2012 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:27.015 | 4.194 | 24 |
| 23 | 22 | ROSRosaP de la RosaPedro de la Rosa | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F112 | Cosworth CA2012 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:27.101 | 4.280 | 21 |
| 24 | 23 | CLOClosD Clos Dani Clos | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F112 | Cosworth CA2012 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:28.176 | 5.355 | 24 |
