| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:40.478 | 1:38.516 | 1:38.481 | 16 |
| 2 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:39.782 | 1:38.434 | 1:38.622 | 15 |
| 3 | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:40.227 | 1:39.097 | 1:38.631 | 14 |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:40.167 | 1:38.821 | 1:38.858 | 19 |
| 5 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:41.380 | 1:39.058 | 1:39.058 | 16 |
| 6 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:41.592 | 1:39.623 | 1:39.695 | 20 |
| 7 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:41.120 | 1:39.420 | 1:39.773 | 17 |
| 8 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:42.605 | 1:40.554 | 1:40.662 | 18 |
| 9 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:40.595 | 1:40.205 | 1:40.768 | 17 |
| 10 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:41.064 | 1:40.414 | No time | 15 |
| 11 | 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:41.311 | 1:40.874 | 18 | |
| 12 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:40.955 | 1:40.919 | 18 | |
| 13 | 18 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:41.737 | 1:41.009 | 15 | |
| 14 | 9 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 1:41.391 | 1:41.079 | 15 | |
| 15 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:41.386 | 1:41.162 | 16 | |
| 16 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:41.613 | 1:41.240 | 17 | |
| 17 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1:42.258 | 1:41.760 | 13 | |
| 18 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1:42.979 | 11 | ||
| 19 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 1:43.884 | 11 | ||
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:44.515 | 9 | ||
| 21 | 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT-Cosworth | 1:44.641 | 9 | ||
| 22 | 25 | Jerome d’Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:44.699 | 8 | ||
| 23 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT-Cosworth | 1:45.159 | 8 | ||
| 24 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | No time | 0 |