Grosjean läbis tugev vihma saatel raja 1.56,522 minutiga ning edestas Toro Rosso Daniel Ricciardot ning McLareni Lewis Hamiltoni.

Esikümnesse mahtusid veel Sergio Perez (Sauber), Felipe Massa (Ferrari), Mark Webber (Red Bull), Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber), Michael Schumacher (Mercedes), Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) ning Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso).