| 1 | Sebastian VETTEL | Red Bull Racing | Red Bull | RB7 | Renault | RS27-2011 V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 2 | Mark WEBBER | Red Bull Racing | Red Bull | RB7 | Renault | RS27-2011 V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 3 | Lewis HAMILTON | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren | MP4-26 | Mercedes | FO 108Y V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 4 | Jenson BUTTON | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | McLaren | MP4-26 | Mercedes | FO 108Y V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 5 | Fernando ALONSO | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 150° Italia | Ferrari | 056 V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 6 | Felipe MASSA | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | 150° Italia | Ferrari | 056 V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 7 | Michael SCHUMACHER | Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes | MGP W02 | Mercedes | FO 108Y V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 8 | Nico ROSBERG | Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes | MGP W02 | Mercedes | FO 108Y V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 9 | Bruno SENNA | Lotus Renault GP | Renault | R31 | Renault | RS27-2011 V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 10 | Romain GROSJEAN * | Lotus Renault GP | Renault | R31 | Renault | RS27-2011 V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 10 | Vitaly PETROV | Lotus Renault GP | Renault | R31 | Renault | RS27-2011 V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 11 | Rubens BARRICHELLO | AT&T Williams | Williams | FW33 | Cosworth | CA2011 V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 12 | Pastor MALDONADO | AT&T Williams | Williams | FW33 | Cosworth | CA2011 V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 14 | Nico HULKENBERG * | Force India F1 Team | Force India | VJM04 | Mercedes | FO 108Y V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 14 | Adrian SUTIL | Force India F1 Team | Force India | VJM04 | Mercedes | FO 108Y V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 15 | Paul di RESTA | Force India F1 Team | Force India | VJM04 | Mercedes | FO 108Y V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 16 | Kamui KOBAYASHI | Sauber F1 Team | Sauber | C30 | Ferrari | 056 V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 17 | Sergio PEREZ | Sauber F1 Team | Sauber | C30 | Ferrari | 056 V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 18 | Sébastien BUEMI | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso | STR6 | Ferrari | 056 V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 18 | Jean-Éric VERGNE * | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso | STR6 | Ferrari | 056 V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 19 | Jaime ALGUERSUARI | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso | STR6 | Ferrari | 056 V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 20 | Heikki KOVALAINEN | Team Lotus | Lotus | T128 | Renault | RS27-2011 V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 21 | Luiz RAZIA * | Team Lotus | Lotus | T128 | Renault | RS27-2011 V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 21 | Jarno TRULLI | Team Lotus | Lotus | T128 | Renault | RS27-2011 V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 22 | Daniel RICCIARDO | HRT F1 Team | HRT | F111 | Cosworth | CA2011 V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 23 | Jan CHAROUZ * | HRT F1 Team | HRT | F111 | Cosworth | CA2011 V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 23 | Vitantonio LIUZZI | HRT F1 Team | HRT | F111 | Cosworth | CA2011 V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 24 | Timo GLOCK | Marussia Virgin Racing | Virgin | MVR-02 | Cosworth | CA2011 V8 2.4 | Pirelli |
| 25 | Jérôme d'AMBROSIO | Marussia Virgin Racing | Virgin | MVR-02 | Cosworth | CA2011 V8 2.4 | Pirelli |