17/03/2013
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:27.407 | 135.718 mph |
| 2 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:27.827 | 0.420 |
| 3 | Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:28.087 | 0.680 |
| 4 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:28.490 | 1.083 |
| 5 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:28.493 | 1.086 |
| 6 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:28.523 | 1.116 |
| 7 | Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:28.738 | 1.331 |
| 8 | Grosjean | Lotus | 1:29.013 | 1.606 |
| 9 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:29.305 | 1.898 |
| 10 | Button | McLaren | 1:30.357 | 2.950 |
| 11 | Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1:38.067 | |
| 12 | Sutil | Force India | 1:38.134 | |
| 13 | Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:38.778 | |
| 14 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:39.042 | |
| 15 | Perez | McLaren | 1:39.900 | |
| 16 | Bottas | Williams | 1:40.290 | |
| 17 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:47.614 | |
| 18 | Gutierrez | Sauber | 1:47.776 | |
| 19 | Bianchi | Marussia | 1:48.147 | |
| 20 | Chilton | Marussia | 1:48.909 | |
| 21 | Van der Garde | Caterham | 1:49.519 | |
| 22 | Pic | Caterham | 1:50.626 |
Note: Q1 107% = 1:50.616