| Pos. | Drivers | Teams | Time | Laps |
|---|
| 01. |  Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:32.422 | 18 |
| 02. |  Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:32.520 | 13 |
| 03. |  Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:32.637 | 17 |
| 04. | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:32.711 | 12 |
| 05. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:32.821 | 10 |
| 06. | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:32.912 | 17 |
| 07. |  Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:33.008 | 13 |
| 08. |  Sergio Perez | Sauber F1 | 1:33.394 | 17 |
| 09. |  Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | no time | 11 |
| 10. | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India | no time | 15 |
| 11. |  Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus F1 | 1:33.789 | 6 |
| 12. |  Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 | 1:33.806 | 13 |
| 13. | Nico Hulkenberg | Sahara Force India | 1:33.807 | 12 |
| 14. |  Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:33.912 | 14 |
| 15. | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 | 1:36.132 | 14 |
| 16. | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | 1:36.745 | 10 |
| 17. |  Pastor Maldonado* | Williams F1 | 1:34.639 | 8 |
| 18. | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:34.865 | 5 |
| 19. | Jean Eric Vergne. | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:35.014 | 8 |
| 20. |  Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | 1:35.823 | 7 |
| 21. | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 | 1:37.683 | 8 |
| 22. | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT F1 Team | 1:37.883 | 6 |
| 23. | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 | 1:37.905 | 7 |
| 24. |  Narain Karthikeyan | HRT F1 Team | 1:38.314 | 7 |
| | 107% Time: | 1:40.380 | |
| | * Pastor Maldonado will start 22nd. | |
