| P | Pilote | Châssis | Temps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1'33"706 |
| 2 | Button | McLaren | 1'34"421 |
| 3 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1'34"463 |
| 4 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1'34"670 |
| 5 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1'35"119 |
| 6 | Massa | Ferrari | 1'35"145 |
| 7 | Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1'36"158 |
| 8 | Di Resta | Force India | 1'36"190 |
| 9 | Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1'36"203 |
| 10 | Petrov | Renault | 0'00"000 |
| 11 | Sutil | Force India | 1'35"874 |
| 12 | Pérez | Sauber | 1'36"053 |
| 13 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1'36"236 |
| 14 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1'36"457 |
| 15 | Barrichello | Williams | 1'36"465 |
| 16 | Heidfeld | Renault | 1'36"611 |
| 17 | Maldonado | Williams | 1'36"956 |
| 18 | Webber | Red Bull | 1'36"468 |
| 19 | Kovalainen | Lotus | 1'37"894 |
| 20 | Trulli | Lotus | 1'38"318 |
| 21 | D'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1'39"119 |
| 22 | Glock | Virgin | 1'39"708 |
| 23 | Liuzzi | HRT | 1'40"212 |
| 24 | Karthikeyan | HRT | 1'40"445 |
| Temps limite de qualification: 1'41"941 | |||