| Pos. | Drivers | Teams | Time | Laps |
|---|
| 01. |  Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:40.630 | 15 |
| 02. |  Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:40.978 | 17 |
| 03. |  Sebastian Vettel* | Red Bull Racing | 1:41.073 | 16 |
| 04. |  Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 | 1:41.226 | 22 |
| 05. |  Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 | 1:41.260 | 20 |
| 06. | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:41.290 | 20 |
| 07. |  Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:41.582 | 17 |
| 08. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:41.603 | 17 |
| 09. |  Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:41.723 | 17 |
| 10. |  Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:41.778 | 24 |
| 11. | Nico Hulkenberg | Sahara Force India | 1:42.019 | 16 |
| 12. |  Sergio Perez | Sauber F1 | 1:42.084 | 17 |
| 13. | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India | 1:42.218 | 16 |
| 14. | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:42.289 | 14 |
| 15. | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 | 1:42.330 | 18 |
| 16. |  Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 | 1:42.606 | 17 |
| 17. | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:42.765 | 14 |
| 18. | Jean Eric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:44.058 | 9 |
| 19. | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | 1:44.956 | 11 |
| 20. | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 | 1:45.089 | 10 |
| 21. |  Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | 1:45.151 | 11 |
| 22. | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 | 1:45.426 | 9 |
| 23. | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT F1 Team | 1:45.766 | 8 |
| 24. |  Narain Karthikeyan | HRT F1 Team | 1:46.382 | 9 |
| | 107% Time: | | 1:48.601 |
| | * Sebastian Vettel was disqualified for failing to return to the pits under his own power and supply a fuel sample. He will start the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from the back of the grid. |
