| Pos. | Drivers | Teams | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. |  Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing | 1:30.839 | 11 |
| 02. |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing | 1:31.090 | 15 |
| 03. |  Jenson Button* |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:31.290 | 14 |
| 04. |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber F1 | 1:31.700 | 16 |
| 05. |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus F1 | 1:31.898 | 20 |
| 06. |  Sergio Perez |
Sauber F1 | 1:32.022 | 20 |
| 07. |  Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari | 1:32.114 | 17 |
| 08. |  Kimi Raikkonen |
Lotus F1 | 1:32.327 | 18 |
| 09. | Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:32.272 | 17 |
| 10. | Nico Hulkenberg* |
Sahara Force India | 1:32.272 | 12 |
| 11. |  Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari | 1:32.293 | 12 |
| 12. | Paul di Resta |
Sahara Force India | 1:32.327 | 12 |
| 13. | Michael Schumacher** |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:32.469 | 14 |
| 14. |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams F1 | 1:32.512 | 10 |
| 15. | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:32.625 | 11 |
| 16. | Daniel Ricciardo |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:32.954 | 16 |
| 17. | Jean Eric Vergne |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:33.368 | 14 |
| 18. | Bruno Senna |
Williams F1 | 1:33.405 | 8 |
| 19. | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham F1 Team | 1:34.657 | 6 |
| 20. | Timo Glock |
Marussia F1 | 1:35.213 | 8 |
| 21. | Pedro de la Rosa |
HRT F1 Team | 1:35.385 | 6 |
| 22. | Charles Pic |
Marussia F1 | 1:35.429 | 8 |
| 23. |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham F1 Team | 1:35.432 | 8 |
| 24. |  Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT F1 Team | 1:36.734 | 6 |
| 107% Time: | 1:38.471 | |||
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* Hulkenberg and Button will drop five places unscheduled gearbox changes |
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