| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:32.280 | 22 | |
| 2 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:32.614 | 0.334 | 16 |
| 3 | 11 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:32.725 | 0.445 | 21 |
| 4 | 6 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:32.747 | 0.467 | 23 |
| 5 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:32.968 | 0.688 | 18 |
| 6 | 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:33.318 | 1.038 | 21 |
| 7 | 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:33.377 | 1.097 | 19 |
| 8 | 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.519 | 1.239 | 20 |
| 9 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:33.955 | 1.675 | 18 |
| 10 | 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:34.016 | 1.736 | 17 |
| 11 | 16 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:34.132 | 1.852 | 21 |
| 12 | 12 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:34.365 | 2.085 | 22 |
| 13 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:34.490 | 2.210 | 20 |
| 14 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:34.580 | 2.300 | 22 |
| 15 | 23 | Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:34.710 | 2.430 | 16 |
| 16 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:34.901 | 2.621 | 17 |
| 17 | 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:35.037 | 2.757 | 21 |
| 18 | 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:35.318 | 3.038 | 27 |
| 19 | 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:36.747 | 4.467 | 16 |
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:37.330 | 5.050 | 11 |
| 21 | 25 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:37.518 | 5.238 | 15 |
| 22 | 20 | Karun Chandhok | HRT-Cosworth | 1:38.735 | 6.455 | 21 |
| 23 | 18 | Fairuz Fauzy | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:39.510 | 7.230 | 11 |
| 24 | 21 | Sakon Yamamoto | HRT-Cosworth | 1:39.673 | 7.393 | 27 |
