Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) a réussi le tour le plus rapide de la qualification du Grand Prix de Singapour. Pastor Maldonado (Williams) partira à ses côtés. En 2e ligne, on retrouvera Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) et Jenson Button (McLaren). La 3e ligne sera occupée par Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) et Paul di Resta (Force India). Mark Webber (Red Bull) et Romain Grosjean (Lotus) partiront respectivement 7e et 8e. Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus) a fait le 12e temps et Felipe Massa (Ferrari) le 13e temps.
| Pos | No | Pilote | Équipe | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Tours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:48.285 | 1:46.665 | 1:46.362 | 14 |
| 2 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:49.494 | 1:47.602 | 1:46.804 | 17 |
| 3 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:48.240 | 1:46.791 | 1:46.905 | 14 |
| 4 | 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:49.381 | 1:47.661 | 1:46.939 | 15 |
| 5 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:49.391 | 1:47.567 | 1:47.216 | 14 |
| 6 | 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:48.028 | 1:47.667 | 1:47.241 | 18 |
| 7 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:48.717 | 1:47.513 | 1:47.475 | 17 |
| 8 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:47.688 | 1:47.529 | 1:47.788 | 16 |
| 9 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:49.546 | 1:47.823 | 14 | |
| 10 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:49.463 | 1:47.943 | 13 | |
| 11 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:49.547 | 1:47.975 | 12 | |
| 12 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 1:48.169 | 1:48.261 | 14 | |
| 13 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:49.767 | 1:48.344 | 12 | |
| 14 | 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:49.055 | 1:48.505 | 14 | |
| 15 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | STR-Ferrari | 1:49.023 | 1:48.774 | 13 | |
| 16 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | STR-Ferrari | 1:49.564 | 1:48.849 | 14 | |
| 17 | 19 | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 1:49.809 | 10 | ||
| 18 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:49.933 | 8 | ||
| 19 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1:50.846 | 6 | ||
| 20 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1:51.137 | 6 | ||
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:51.370 | 8 | ||
| 22 | 25 | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:51.762 | 8 | ||
| 23 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 1:52.372 | 7 | ||
| 24 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 1:53.355 | 7 | ||
| Q1 107% Time | 1:55.226 |