| 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. | ||||
