In prima sesiune Vettel si Webber s-au calificat de pe pozitiile 17 si 16 deci la mustata. Eliminat Riciardo alaturi de ceilalti 6 codasi obisnuiti si astfel colegul sau Vergne a ajuns in a doua sesiune a calificarilor.
Webber, Mercedes si Sauber eliminati in a doua sesiune. Schumacher nu a reusit sa faca nici macar un singur tur rapid in a doua sesiune. Calificati McLaren, Ferrari, Williams, Lotus, Hulkenberg si Vettel. Hamilton din nou castiga sesiunea din calificari la fel ca si prima de pe circuitul maghiar.
Hamilton castiga calificarile intr-o maniera destul de clara la peste 4 zecimi in fata lui Grosjean. Vettel pe 3 si cei de la Ferrari pe pozitiile 6 si 7, Alonso si Massa.
Maine sunt 50% sanse de ploaie asa ca ordinea se poate schimba masiv.
Aici rezultatele complete din calificari:
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.794 | 1:21.060 | 1:20.953 | 18 |
| 2 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:22.755 | 1:21.657 | 1:21.366 | 26 |
| 3 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:22.948 | 1:21.407 | 1:21.416 | 18 |
| 4 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:22.028 | 1:21.618 | 1:21.583 | 22 |
| 5 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 1:22.234 | 1:21.583 | 1:21.730 | 22 |
| 6 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:22.095 | 1:21.598 | 1:21.844 | 19 |
| 7 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:22.203 | 1:21.534 | 1:21.900 | 19 |
| 8 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:22.475 | 1:21.504 | 1:21.939 | 22 |
| 9 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 1:22.271 | 1:21.697 | 1:22.343 | 24 |
| 10 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:22.176 | 1:21.653 | 1:22.847 | 19 |
| 11 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:22.829 | 1:21.715 | 17 | |
| 12 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:21.912 | 1:21.813 | 15 | |
| 13 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:22.079 | 1:21.895 | 16 | |
| 14 | 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:22.110 | 1:21.895 | 17 | |
| 15 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:22.801 | 1:22.300 | 17 | |
| 16 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | STR-Ferrari | 1:22.799 | 1:22.380 | 10 | |
| 17 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:22.436 | 1:22.723 | 17 | |
| 18 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | STR-Ferrari | 1:23.250 | 8 | ||
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1:23.576 | 8 | ||
| 20 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1:24.167 | 7 | ||
| 21 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:25.244 | 9 | ||
| 22 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:25.476 | 10 | ||
| 23 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 1:25.916 | 9 | ||
| 24 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 1:26.178 | 11 |