| 10 |  HAMHamiltonL Hamilton Lewis Hamilton | MercedesMercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team | Mercedes-Benz MGP W04 | Mercedes FO108F 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 28.549 | 28.600 | 22.239 | 1:19.388 |
| 1 |  VETVettelS Vettel Sebastian Vettel | Red BullInfiniti Red Bull Racing | Red Bull RB9 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 28.833 | 28.341 | 22.146 | 1:19.320 |
| 8 |  GROGrosjeanR Grosjean Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 TeamLotus F1 Team | Lotus E21 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 28.841 | 28.299 | 22.330 | 1:19.470 |
| 9 | ROSRosbergN Rosberg Nico Rosberg | MercedesMercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team | Mercedes-Benz MGP W04 | Mercedes FO108F 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 28.614 | 28.684 | 22.242 | 1:19.540 |
| 3 |  ALOAlonsoF Alonso Fernando Alonso | FerrariScuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F138 (664) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 28.763 | 28.597 | 22.431 | 1:19.791 |
| 7 |  RAIRaikkonenK Raikkonen Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 TeamLotus F1 Team | Lotus E21 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 28.944 | 28.611 | 22.296 | 1:19.851 |
| 4 |  MASMassaF Massa Felipe Massa | FerrariScuderia Ferrari | Ferrari F138 (664) | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 28.757 | 28.677 | 22.484 | 1:19.918 |
| 19 |  RICRicciardoD Ricciardo Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR8 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.219 | 28.759 | 22.364 | 1:20.342 |
| 6 |  PERPerezS Perez Sergio Perez | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-28 | Mercedes FO108F 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 28.991 | 28.945 | 22.609 | 1:20.545 |
| 2 | WEBWebberM Webber Mark Webber | Red BullInfiniti Red Bull Racing | Red Bull RB9 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.528 | 28.589 | 22.386 | 1:20.503 |
| 15 | SUTSutilA Sutil Adrian Sutil | Sahara Force India F1 TeamSahara Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM06 | Mercedes FO108F 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.029 | 29.093 | 22.447 | 1:20.569 |
| 11 | HULHulkenbergN Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber F1 TeamSauber F1 Team | Sauber C32 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.074 | 28.962 | 22.544 | 1:20.580 |
| 5 | BUTButtonJ Button Jenson Button | McLarenVodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-28 | Mercedes FO108F 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.173 | 29.079 | 22.525 | 1:20.777 |
| 18 | VERVergneJ Vergne Jean-Eric Vergne | Scuderia Toro RossoScuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso STR8 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.231 | 29.144 | 22.636 | 1:21.011 |
| 16 |  MALMaldonadoP Maldonado Pastor Maldonado | WilliamsWilliams F1 | Williams FW35 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.164 | 28.943 | 22.640 | 1:20.747 |
| 17 | BOTBottasV Bottas Valtteri Bottas | WilliamsWilliams F1 | Williams FW35 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.199 | 29.214 | 22.675 | 1:21.088 |
| 12 | GUTGutiérrezE Gutiérrez Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 TeamSauber F1 Team | Sauber C32 | Ferrari 056 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.312 | 29.483 | 22.616 | 1:21.411 |
| 14 | RESRestaP di Resta Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 TeamSahara Force India F1 Team | Force India VJM06 | Mercedes FO108F 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.383 | 29.582 | 23.078 | 1:22.043 |
| 20 | PICPicC Pic Charles Pic | Caterham F1 TeamCaterham F1 Team | Caterham CT-03 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.460 | 30.304 | 23.218 | 1:22.982 |
| 21 |  GARGardeG van der GardeGiedo van der Garde | Caterham F1 TeamCaterham F1 Team | Caterham CT-03 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.710 | 30.139 | 23.281 | 1:23.130 |
| 22 | BIABianchiJ Bianchi Jules Bianchi | Marussia F1 RacingMarussia F1 Racing | Marussia MR02 | Cosworth CA2012 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.862 | 30.184 | 23.608 | 1:23.654 |
| 23 | CHIChiltonM Chilton Max Chilton | Marussia F1 RacingMarussia F1 Racing | Marussia MR02 | Cosworth CA2012 2.4 V8 | Pirelli | 29.899 | 30.418 | 23.543 | 1:23.860 |
