| 1 |  VETVettelS Vettel Sebastian Vettel | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB8 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.413 | 40.003 | 23.006 | 1:32.422 |
| 4 |  HAMHamiltonL Hamilton Lewis Hamilton | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-27 | Mercedes FO108Z 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.474 | 40.131 | 22.912 | 1:32.517 |
| 2 |  WEBWebberM Webber Mark Webber | Red BullRed Bull Racing | Red Bull RB8 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.405 | 40.073 | 23.137 | 1:32.615 |
| 3 | BUTButtonJ Button Jenson Button | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-27 | Mercedes FO108Z 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.532 | 40.102 | 23.077 | 1:32.711 |
| 8 | ROSRosbergN Rosberg Nico Rosberg | MercedesMercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team | Mercedes-Benz MGP W03 | Mercedes FO108Z 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.439 | 40.235 | 23.147 | 1:32.821 |
| 16 | RICRicciardoD Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR7 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.790 | 40.165 | 22.957 | 1:32.912 |
| 10 |  GROGrosjeanR Grosjean Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 TeamLotus F1 Team | Lotus E20 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.540 | 40.409 | 23.047 | 1:32.996 |
| 15 |  PERPerezS Perez Sergio Perez | Sauber F1 TeamSauber F1 Team | Sauber C31 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.731 | 40.374 | 23.265 | 1:33.370 |
| 5 |  ALOAlonsoF Alonso Fernando Alonso | FerrariScuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F2012 (663) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.926 | 40.310 | 23.167 | 1:33.403 |
| 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 | 29.750 | 40.687 | 23.073 | 1:33.510 |
| 9 |  RAIRaikkonenK Raikkonen Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 TeamLotus F1 Team | Lotus E20 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.834 | 40.616 | 23.205 | 1:33.655 |
| 14 |  KOBKobayashiK Kobayashi Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 TeamSauber F1 Team | Sauber C31 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.782 | 40.630 | 23.376 | 1:33.788 |
| 12 | HULHulkenbergN Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 TeamSahara Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM05 | Mercedes FO108Z 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.770 | 40.645 | 23.235 | 1:33.650 |
| 6 |  MASMassaF Massa Felipe Massa | FerrariScuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F2012 (663) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.995 | 40.510 | 23.370 | 1:33.875 |
| 19 | SENSennaB Senna Bruno Senna | WilliamsWilliams F1 | Williams FW34 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.952 | 40.656 | 23.409 | 1:34.017 |
| 20 | KOVKovalainenH Kovalainen Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 TeamCaterham F1 Team | Caterham CT-01 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 30.195 | 41.244 | 23.413 | 1:34.852 |
| 18 |  MALMaldonadoP Maldonado Pastor Maldonado | WilliamsWilliams F1 | Williams FW34 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 30.062 | 41.066 | 23.511 | 1:34.639 |
| 7 | SCHSchumacherM Schumacher Michael Schumacher | MercedesMercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team | Mercedes-Benz MGP W03 | Mercedes FO108Z 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.999 | 41.290 | 23.196 | 1:34.485 |
| 17 | VERVergneJ Vergne Jean-Eric Vergne | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR7 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 30.442 | 41.129 | 23.443 | 1:35.014 |
| 21 |  PETPetrovV Petrov Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 TeamCaterham F1 Team | Caterham CT-01 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 30.366 | 41.711 | 23.708 | 1:35.785 |
| 25 | PICPicC Pic Charles Pic | Marussia F1 RacingMarussia F1 Racing | Marussia MR01 | Cosworth CA2012 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 31.040 | 42.452 | 24.142 | 1:37.634 |
| 22 | ROSRosaP de la RosaPedro de la Rosa | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F112 | Cosworth CA2012 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 30.991 | 42.599 | 24.293 | 1:37.883 |
| 24 | GLOGlockT Glock Timo Glock | Marussia F1 RacingMarussia F1 Racing | Marussia MR01 | Cosworth CA2012 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 31.027 | 42.504 | 24.374 | 1:37.905 |
| 23 |  KARKarthikeyanN Karthikeyan Narain Karthikeyan | HRT F1 TeamHRT F1 Team | HRT F112 | Cosworth CA2012 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 30.979 | 42.984 | 24.351 | 1:38.314 |
