An intriguing qualifying session to say the least sees Lewis Hamilton taking the 1st pole position for Mercedes GP and the 27th of his carrier.
Raikkonen will start alongside him assuming that he will receive no penalties for impeding Adrian Sutil while Alonso starts 3rd for Ferrari.
Here is the full grid:
| Pos. | Drivers | Teams | Time | Laps |
| 01. |  Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:34.484 | 9 |
| 02. |  Kimi Raikkonen |
Lotus F1 | 1:34.761 | 11 |
| 03. |  Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari | 1:34.788 | 12 |
| 04. |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:34.861 | 9 |
| 05. |  Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari | 1:34.933 | 12 |
| 06. |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus F1 | 1:35.364 | 9 |
| 07. |  Daniel Ricciardo |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:35.998 | 15 |
| 08. | Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 2:05.673 | 12 |
| 09. | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing | no time | 13 |
| 10. | Nico Hulkenberg |
Sauber F1 | no time | 11 |
| 11. | Paul di Resta |
Sahara Force India | 1:36.287 | 7 |
| 12. |  Sergio Perez |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:36.314 | 12 |
| 13. | Adrian Sutil |
Sahara Force India | 1:36.405 | 12 |
| 14. | Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing | 1:36.679 | 14 |
| 15. |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams F1 | 1:37.139 | 10 |
| 16. | Jean-Eric Vergne |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:37.508 | 9 |
| 17. | Valtteri Bottas |
Williams F1 | 1:37.769 | 8 |
| 18. | Esteban Gutiérrez |
Sauber F1 | 1:37.990 | 7 |
| 19. | Jules Bianchi |
Marussia F1 | 1:38.780 | 8 |
| 20. | Max Chilton |
Marussia F1 | 1:39.537 | 6 |
| 21. | Charles Pic |
Caterham F1 Team | 1:39.614 | 8 |
| 22. |  Giedo van der Garde |
Caterham F1 Team | 1:39.660 | 6 |
| Q1 107% Time: | 1:42.498 | |||
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