Yet another unpredictable qualifying session with Lewis Hamilton securing the pole and followed closely by two unlikely candidates: Pastor Maldonado for Williams and Fernando Alonso for Scuderia Ferrari.
| Pos. | Drivers | Teams | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. |  Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:21.707 | 17 |
| 02. |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams F1 | 1:22.285 | 14 |
| 03. |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | 1:22.302 | 15 |
| 04. |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus F1 | 1:22.424 | 14 |
| 05. |  Kimi Raikkonen |
Lotus F1 | 1:22.487 | 13 |
| 06. |  Sergio Perez |
Sauber F1 | 1:22.533 | 14 |
| 07. |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:23.005 | 17 |
| 08. | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | no time | 14 |
| 09. | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | no time | 15 |
| 10. |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber F1 | no time | 14 |
| 11. | Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:22.944 | 13 |
| 12. |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull | 1:22.977 | 8 |
| 13. | Paul di Resta |
Sahara Force India | 1:23.125 | 14 |
| 14. | Nico Hulkenberg |
Sahara Force India | 1:23.177 | 13 |
| 15. | Jean Eric Vergne |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:23.265 | 11 |
| 16. | Daniel Ricciardo |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:23.442 | 11 |
| 17. |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | 1:23.444 | 12 |
| 18. | Bruno Senna |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:24.981 | 8 |
| 19. |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham F1 Team | 1:25.277 | 8 |
| 20. | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham F1 Team | 1:25.507 | 8 |
| 21. | Charles Pic |
Marussia F1 | 1:26.582 | 8 |
| 22. | Timo Glock |
Marussia F1 | 1:27.032 | 8 |
| 23. | Pedro de la Rosa |
HRT F1 Team | 1:27.555 | 6 |
| 24. |  Narain Karthikeyan* |
HRT F1 Team | 1:31.122 | 4 |
| 107% Time: | 1:28.363 | |||
| Narain Karthikeyan* – outside the 107% Time |
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Narain Karthikeyan will have to ask the stewards permission to be allowed to race after failing to set a time within the 107% rule.
