Felipe Massa snatch some pride for Ferrari in third. It had looked like Alonso would challenge the McLarens but when it came to Q3 he spent his first run offering Massa a slipstream tow, but a suspected rear anti-roll bar issue prevented him improving on his last lap. Home Italians fans stood shocked.
P. DRIVER TEAM TIME GAP
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:24.010
2. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:24.133 + 0.123
3. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:24.247 + 0.237
4. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:24.304 + 0.294
5. Michael Schumacher Mercedes AMG 1:24.540 + 0.530
6. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:24.802 + 0.792
7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes AMG 1:24.833 + 0.823
8. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1:24.855 + 0.845
9. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:25.109 + 1.099
10. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:25.678 + 1.668
Q2 Fastest time: F.ALonso 1:24.242 Gap
11. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:24.809 + 0.567
12. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1:24.820 + 0.578
13. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1:24.901 + 0.659
14. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1:25.042 + 0.800
15. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:25.312 + 1.070
16. Jerome d'Ambrosio Lotus-Renault 1:25.408 + 1.166
17. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:25.441 + 1.199
Q1 Fastest time: F.Alonso 1:24.175 Gap
18. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1:26.382 + 2.207
19. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1:26.887 + 2.712
20. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1:27.039 + 2.864
21. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1:27.073 + 2.898
22. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1:27.441 + 3.266
23. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1:27.629 + 3.454
24. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes
107 per cent time: 1m30.076s
