Ultimate laps
An ultimate lap is a driver’s best three sector times added together.
| Car | Driver | Car | Ultimate lap | Gap | Deficit to best | |
| 1 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1’42.760 | 0.000 | |
| 2 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1’43.192 | 0.432 | 0.177 |
| 3 | 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1’43.594 | 0.834 | 0.191 |
| 4 | 11 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1’43.817 | 1.057 | 0.263 |
| 5 | 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1’43.840 | 1.080 | 0.000 |
| 6 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1’44.024 | 1.264 | 0.175 |
| 7 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1’44.044 | 1.284 | 0.077 |
| 8 | 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1’44.245 | 1.485 | 0.473 |
| 9 | 23 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1’44.503 | 1.743 | 0.101 |
| 10 | 22 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber-Ferrari | 1’44.673 | 1.913 | 0.064 |
| 11 | 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1’45.044 | 2.284 | 0.116 |
| 12 | 12 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1’45.256 | 2.496 | 0.189 |
| 13 | 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1’45.358 | 2.598 | 0.116 |
| 14 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1’45.481 | 2.721 | 0.071 |
| 15 | 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1’45.585 | 2.825 | 0.000 |
| 16 | 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1’45.999 | 3.239 | 0.004 |
| 17 | 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1’46.637 | 3.877 | 0.007 |
| 18 | 16 | Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1’46.997 | 4.237 | 0.108 |
| 19 | 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 1’48.310 | 5.550 | 0.162 |
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1’48.403 | 5.643 | 0.047 |
| 21 | 25 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 1’49.375 | 6.615 | 0.000 |
| 22 | 21 | Bruno Senna | HRT-Cosworth | 1’49.584 | 6.824 | 0.006 |
| 23 | 20 | Christian Klien | HRT-Cosworth | 1’49.868 | 7.108 | 0.406 |
| 24 | 19 | Fairuz Fauzy | Lotus-Cosworth | 1’51.171 | 8.411 | 0.534 |
