Sebastian Vettel arrasó en la clasificación con una incontestable Pole Position para el Gran Premio de Hungría, con un coche imbatible a una vuelta como su Red Bull RB6 y con cuatro décimas de ventaja sobre su más inmediato perseguidor, su compañero Mark Webber.
| Pos. | Piloto | Escudería | Nac. | Neumáticos | Tiempo | Gap | Sesión | Evento |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. Vettel | Red Bull | ALE | Bridgestone | 1:18.773 | -.--- | 3 | |
| 2 | M. Webber | Red Bull | AUS | Bridgestone | 1:19.184 | +0.411 | 3 | |
| 3 | F. Alonso | Ferrari | ESP | Bridgestone | 1:19.987 | +1.214 | 3 | |
| 4 | F. Massa | Ferrari | BRA | Bridgestone | 1:20.331 | +1.558 | 3 | |
| 5 | L. Hamilton | McLaren | GBR | Bridgestone | 1:20.499 | +1.726 | 3 | |
| 6 | N. Rosberg | Mercedes GP | ALE | Bridgestone | 1:21.082 | +2.309 | 3 | |
| 7 | V. Petrov | Renault | RUS | Bridgestone | 1:21.229 | +2.456 | 3 | |
| 8 | R. Kubica | Renault | POL | Bridgestone | 1:21.328 | +2.555 | 3 | |
| 9 | P. de la Rosa | BMW Sauber | ESP | Bridgestone | 1:21.411 | +2.638 | 3 | |
| 10 | N. Hülkenberg | Williams | ALE | Bridgestone | 1:21.710 | +2.937 | 3 | |
| 11 | J. Button | McLaren | GBR | Bridgestone | 1:21.292 | +2.519 | 2 | |
| 12 | R. Barrichello | Williams | BRA | Bridgestone | 1:21.331 | +2.558 | 2 | |
| 13 | A. Sutil | Force India | ALE | Bridgestone | 1:21.517 | +2.744 | 2 | |
| 14 | M. Schumacher | Mercedes GP | ALE | Bridgestone | 1:21.630 | +2.857 | 2 | |
| 15 | S. Buemi | Toro Rosso | SUI | Bridgestone | 1:21.897 | +3.124 | 2 | |
| 16 | V. Liuzzi | Force India | ITA | Bridgestone | 1:21.927 | +3.154 | 2 | |
| 17 | J. Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | ESP | Bridgestone | 1:21.998 | +3.225 | 2 | |
| 18 | K. Kobayashi | BMW Sauber | JAP | Bridgestone | 1:22.222 | +3.449 | 1 | |
| 19 | T. Glock | Virgin | ALE | Bridgestone | 1:24.050 | +5.277 | 1 | |
| 20 | H. Kovalainen | Lotus | FIN | Bridgestone | 1:24.120 | +5.347 | 1 | |
| 21 | J. Trulli | Lotus | ITA | Bridgestone | 1:24.199 | +5.426 | 1 | |
| 22 | L. di Grassi | Virgin | BRA | Bridgestone | 1:25.118 | +6.345 | 1 | |
| 23 | B. Senna | Hispania | BRA | Bridgestone | 1:26.391 | +7.618 | 1 | |
| 24 | S. Yamamoto | Hispania | JAP | Bridgestone | 1:26.453 | +7.680 | 1 |
