| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 |  Pastor Maldonado |
 Williams |
01:27.476 | 14 |
| 2 | 8 |  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 |
01:27.564 | 24 |
| 3 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing |
01:27.902 | 24 |
| 4 | 15 |  Sergio Perez |
 Sauber F1 Team |
01:28.402 | 26 |
| 5 | 10 |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus F1 Team |
01:28.420 | 20 |
| 6 | 12 | Nico Hülkenberg |
 Force India |
01:28.495 | 22 |
| 7 | 16 |  Daniel Ricciardo |
 Scuderia Toro Rosso |
01:28.513 | 23 |
| 8 | 3 | Jenson Button |
McLaren |
01:28.516 | 16 |
| 9 | 2 | Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing |
01:28.877 | 21 |
| 10 | 9 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus F1 Team |
01:29.327 | 22 |
| 11 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
01:29.364 | 26 |
| 12 | 6 |  Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari |
01:29.719 | 15 |
| 13 | 14 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber F1 Team |
01:29.785 | 24 |
| 14 | 25 | Charles Pic |
Marussia F1 Team |
01:30.090 | 19 |
| 15 | 24 | Timo Glock |
Marussia F1 Team |
01:30.220 | 16 |
| 16 | 19 | Bruno Senna |
Williams |
01:30.291 | 22 |
| 17 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham F1 Team |
01:30.331 | 26 |
| 18 | 11 | Paul di Resta |
Force India |
01:30.437 | 14 |
| 19 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren |
01:30.617 | 16 |
| 20 | 5 |  Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari |
01:31.207 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham F1 Team |
01:32.241 | 22 |
| 22 | 22 | Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT F1 Team |
01:32.349 | 17 |
| 23 | 7 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 |
01:32.777 | 18 |
| 24 | 23 | Pedro de la Rosa |
HRT F1 Team |
01:42.566 | 8 |
