A proper Valencian morning today with Jenson Button at the top and a mighty powerful Lotus F1 Team following him. Mark Webber has been left out of the session because some brake problems while the HRT took the fight to Marussia once more.
| Pos. | Drivers | Teams | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. |  Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:38.562 | 17 |
| 02. |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus F1 | 1:38.655 | 18 |
| 03. |  Kimi Raikkonen |
Lotus F1 | 1:38.759 | 18 |
| 04. |  Nico Hulkenberg |
Sahara Force India | 1:38.819 | 17 |
| 05. | Paul di Resta |
Sahara Force India | 1:38.892 | 17 |
| 06. |  Sergio Perez |
Sauber F1 | 1:39.084 | 20 |
| 07. | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:39.141 | 15 |
| 08. | Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:39.178 | 17 |
| 09. |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | 1:39.318 | 15 |
| 10. |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams F1 | 1:39.357 | 18 |
| 11. |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber F1 | 1:39.358 | 19 |
| 12. |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | 1:39.395 | 15 |
| 13. | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | 1:39.434 | 13 |
| 14. | Bruno Senna |
Williams F1 | 1:39.543 | 13 |
| 15. | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:39.946 | 20 |
| 16. | Jean Eric Vergne |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:40.037 | 17 |
| 17. |  Daniel Ricciardo |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:40.134 | 20 |
| 18. | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham F1 Team | 1:40.681 | 15 |
| 19. | Mark Webber |
Red Bull | 1:41.282 | 4 |
| 20. |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham F1 Team | 1:41.931 | 15 |
| 21. | Pedro de la Rosa |
HRT F1 Team | 1:42.758 | 14 |
| 22. | Charles Pic |
Marussia F1 | 1:42.815 | 16 |
| 23. |  Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT F1 Team | 1:42.943 | 14 |
| 24. | Timo Glock |
Marussia F1 | 1:43.124 | 16 |
