Už z piatkových tréningov bolo jasné, že Indovia postavili naozaj zaujímavú trať. Počas víkendu si ju pochvaľujú jazdci i diváci. V dnešnej kvalifikácii zvíťazil Sebastian Vettel.
Výsledky kvalifikácie na VC Indie:
| Pozícia | Jazdec | Tím | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Strata |
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:26,218 | 1:24,657 | 1:24,178 | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:26,563 | 1:25,019 | 1:24,474 | 0,296 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:26,473 | 1:25,282 | 1:24,508 | 0,330 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26,774 | 1:25,158 | 1:24,519 | 0,341 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:26,225 | 1:25,299 | 1:24,950 | 0,772 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27,012 | 1:25,522 | 1:25,122 | 0,944 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:26,364 | 1:25,555 | 1:25,451 | 1,273 |
| 8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:26,271 | 1:26,140 | ||
| 9 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:26,608 | 1:26,161 | ||
| 10 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:26,557 | 1:26,319 | ||
| 11 | Vitalij Petrov | Renault | 1:26,189 | 1:26,319 | ||
| 12 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:26,790 | 1:26,337 | ||
| 13 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:26,864 | 1:26,503 | ||
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1:26,829 | 1:26,537 | ||
| 15 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 1:26,766 | 1:26,651 | ||
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:27,479 | 1:27,247 | ||
| 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:27,249 | 1:27,562 | ||
| 18 | Kamuj Kobajaši | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:27,876 | |||
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1:28,565 | |||
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 1:28,752 | |||
| 21 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT-Cosworth | 1:30,216 | |||
| 22 | Narajn Kartykejan | HRT-Cosworth | 1:30,238 | |||
| 23 | Jerome d'Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:30,866 | |||
| - | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:34,046 | |||
| - | Q1 107 % | 1:32,222 |
