Sebastian Vettel overhauled his teammate’s pole position almost instantly off the line, and kept Ferrari and McLaren behind him to take victory in Barcelona. Pérez picked up his first points, whilst Heidfeld fought through the field to eighth, after starting right at the back of the grid. Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button joined Vettel on the podium.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:39:03.301 | 4 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | +0.630 | 4 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | +35.697 | 3 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | +47.966 | 4 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 11 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 14 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 16 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | +2 Laps | 4 |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | +2 Laps | 4 |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | +2 Laps | 3 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Virgin | +3 Laps | 3 |
| 20 | Jérôme D’Ambrosio | Virgin | +3 Laps | 3 |
| 21 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | +4 Laps | 3 |
| DNF | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Lap 60 | 3 |
| DNF | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | Lap 49 | 3 |
| DNF | Tonio Liuzzi | HRT | Lap 29 | 1 |