23/03/2013
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:36.435 | 128.579 mph |
| 2 | Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:36.568 | 0.133 |
| 3 | Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:36.569 | 0.134 |
| 4 | Sutil | Force India | 1:36.588 | 0.153 |
| 5 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:36.613 | 0.178 |
| 6 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.661 | 0.226 |
| 7 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:36.807 | 0.372 |
| 8 | Button | McLaren | 1:36.822 | 0.387 |
| 9 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:36.949 | 0.514 |
| 10 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:36.985 | 0.550 |
| 11 | Grosjean | Lotus | 1:37.206 | 0.771 |
| 12 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:37.359 | 0.924 |
| 13 | Perez | McLaren | 1:37.538 | 1.103 |
| 14 | Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1:37.685 | 1.250 |
| 15 | Bottas | Williams | 1:37.936 | 1.501 |
| 16 | Gutierrez | Sauber | 1:38.294 | 1.859 |
| 17 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:38.376 | 1.941 |
| 18 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:38.425 | 1.990 |
| 19 | Pic | Caterham | 1:38.995 | 2.560 |
| 20 | Bianchi | Marussia | 1:39.508 | 3.073 |
| 21 | Van der Garde | Caterham | 1:40.209 | 3.774 |
| 22 | Chilton | Marussia | 1:40.495 | 4.060 |