| 1 | 4 |  HAMHamiltonL Hamilton Lewis Hamilton | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-27 | Mercedes FO108Z 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:21.794 | 1:21.060 | 1:20.953 | 18 |
| 2 | 10 |  GROGrosjeanR Grosjean Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 TeamLotus F1 Team | Lotus E20 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:22.755 | 1:21.657 | 1:21.366 | 26 |
| 3 | 1 |  VETVettelS Vettel Sebastian Vettel | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB8 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:22.948 | 1:21.407 | 1:21.416 | 18 |
| 4 | 3 | BUTButtonJ Button Jenson Button | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-27 | Mercedes FO108Z 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:22.028 | 1:21.618 | 1:21.583 | 22 |
| 5 | 9 |  RAIRaikkonenK Raikkonen Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 TeamLotus F1 Team | Lotus E20 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:22.234 | 1:21.583 | 1:21.730 | 22 |
| 6 | 5 |  ALOAlonsoF Alonso Fernando Alonso | FerrariScuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F2012 (663) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:22.095 | 1:21.598 | 1:21.844 | 19 |
| 7 | 6 |  MASMassaF Massa Felipe Massa | FerrariScuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F2012 (663) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:22.203 | 1:21.534 | 1:21.900 | 19 |
| 8 | 18 |  MALMaldonadoP Maldonado Pastor Maldonado | WilliamsWilliams F1 | Williams FW34 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:22.475 | 1:21.504 | 1:21.939 | 22 |
| 9 | 19 | SENSennaB Senna Bruno Senna | WilliamsWilliams F1 | Williams FW34 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:22.271 | 1:21.697 | 1:22.343 | 24 |
| 10 | 12 | HULHulkenbergN Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 TeamSahara Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM05 | Mercedes FO108Z 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:22.176 | 1:21.653 | 1:22.847 | 19 |
| 11 | 2 |  WEBWebberM Webber Mark Webber | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB8 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:22.829 | 1:21.715 | | 17 |
| 12 | 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 | 1:21.912 | 1:21.813 | | 15 |
| 13 | 8 | ROSRosbergN Rosberg Nico Rosberg | MercedesMercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team | Mercedes-Benz MGP W03 | Mercedes FO108Z 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:22.079 | 1:21.895 | | 16 |
| 14 | 15 |  PERPerezS Perez Sergio Perez | Sauber F1 TeamSauber F1 Team | Sauber C31 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:22.110 | 1:21.895 | | 17 |
| 15 | 14 |  KOBKobayashiK Kobayashi Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 TeamSauber F1 Team | Sauber C31 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:22.801 | 1:22.300 | | 17 |
| 16 | 17 | VERVergneJ Vergne Jean-Eric Vergne | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR7 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:22.799 | 1:22.380 | | 10 |
| 17 | 7 | SCHSchumacherM Schumacher Michael Schumacher | MercedesMercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team | Mercedes-Benz MGP W03 | Mercedes FO108Z 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:22.436 | 1:22.723 | | 17 |
| 18 | 16 | RICRicciardoD Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR7 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:23.250 | | | 8 |
| 19 | 20 | KOVKovalainenH Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 TeamCaterham F1 Team | Caterham CT-01 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:23.576 | | | 8 |
| 20 | 21 |  PETPetrovV Petrov Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 TeamCaterham F1 Team | Caterham CT-01 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:24.167 | | | 7 |
| 21 | 25 | PICPicC Pic Charles Pic | Marussia F1 RacingMarussia F1 Racing | Marussia MR01 | Cosworth CA2012 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:25.244 | | | 9 |
| 22 | 24 | GLOGlockT Glock Timo Glock | Marussia F1 RacingMarussia F1 Racing | Marussia MR01 | Cosworth CA2012 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:25.476 | | | 10 |
| 23 | 22 | ROSRosaP de la RosaPedro de la Rosa | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F112 | Cosworth CA2012 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:25.916 | | | 9 |
| 24 | 23 |  KARKarthikeyanN Karthikeyan Narain Karthikeyan | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F112 | Cosworth CA2012 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 1:26.178 | | | 11 |
