| 4 |  HAMHamiltonL Hamilton Lewis Hamilton | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-27 | Mercedes FO108Z 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 28.986 | 29.254 | 22.650 | 1:20.890 |
| 10 |  GROGrosjeanR Grosjean Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 TeamLotus F1 Team | Lotus E20 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.251 | 29.224 | 22.843 | 1:21.318 |
| 1 |  VETVettelS Vettel Sebastian Vettel | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB8 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.064 | 29.364 | 22.855 | 1:21.283 |
| 3 | BUTButtonJ Button Jenson Button | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-27 | Mercedes FO108Z 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.040 | 29.400 | 22.928 | 1:21.368 |
| 9 |  RAIRaikkonenK Raikkonen Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 TeamLotus F1 Team | Lotus E20 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.100 | 29.420 | 22.881 | 1:21.401 |
| 5 |  ALOAlonsoF Alonso Fernando Alonso | FerrariScuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F2012 (663) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.080 | 29.371 | 22.969 | 1:21.420 |
| 6 |  MASMassaF Massa Felipe Massa | FerrariScuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F2012 (663) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.183 | 29.516 | 22.835 | 1:21.534 |
| 18 |  MALMaldonadoP Maldonado Pastor Maldonado | WilliamsWilliams F1 | Williams FW34 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.190 | 29.508 | 22.719 | 1:21.417 |
| 19 | SENSennaB Senna Bruno Senna | WilliamsWilliams F1 | Williams FW34 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.139 | 29.451 | 22.923 | 1:21.513 |
| 12 | HULHulkenbergN Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 TeamSahara Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM05 | Mercedes FO108Z 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.149 | 29.335 | 22.924 | 1:21.408 |
| 2 |  WEBWebberM Webber Mark Webber | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB8 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.091 | 29.632 | 22.716 | 1:21.439 |
| 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 | 29.195 | 29.532 | 22.997 | 1:21.724 |
| 8 | ROSRosbergN Rosberg Nico Rosberg | MercedesMercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team | Mercedes-Benz MGP W03 | Mercedes FO108Z 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.324 | 29.479 | 22.983 | 1:21.786 |
| 15 |  PERPerezS Perez Sergio Perez | Sauber F1 TeamSauber F1 Team | Sauber C31 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.342 | 29.436 | 22.852 | 1:21.630 |
| 14 |  KOBKobayashiK Kobayashi Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 TeamSauber F1 Team | Sauber C31 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.381 | 29.582 | 23.161 | 1:22.124 |
| 17 | VERVergneJ Vergne Jean-Eric Vergne | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR7 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.489 | 29.859 | 23.032 | 1:22.380 |
| 7 | SCHSchumacherM Schumacher Michael Schumacher | MercedesMercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team | Mercedes-Benz MGP W03 | Mercedes FO108Z 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.322 | 29.787 | 23.262 | 1:22.371 |
| 16 | RICRicciardoD Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR7 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.658 | 30.197 | 23.395 | 1:23.250 |
| 20 | KOVKovalainenH Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 TeamCaterham F1 Team | Caterham CT-01 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.617 | 30.411 | 23.389 | 1:23.417 |
| 21 |  PETPetrovV Petrov Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 TeamCaterham F1 Team | Caterham CT-01 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.638 | 30.642 | 23.625 | 1:23.905 |
| 25 | PICPicC Pic Charles Pic | Marussia F1 RacingMarussia F1 Racing | Marussia MR01 | Cosworth CA2012 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 30.463 | 30.800 | 23.845 | 1:25.108 |
| 24 | GLOGlockT Glock Timo Glock | Marussia F1 RacingMarussia F1 Racing | Marussia MR01 | Cosworth CA2012 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 30.507 | 30.844 | 23.975 | 1:25.326 |
| 22 | ROSRosaP de la RosaPedro de la Rosa | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F112 | Cosworth CA2012 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 30.578 | 31.265 | 24.027 | 1:25.870 |
| 23 |  KARKarthikeyanN Karthikeyan Narain Karthikeyan | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F112 | Cosworth CA2012 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 30.522 | 31.431 | 24.161 | 1:26.114 |
