Sebastian Vettel converted his pole position into an early lead, and guided the rest of the field to the end of the race practically untroubled. Behind him, there was plenty of overtaking in the first half of the race, and an exciting moment when Kimi closed up to Vettel for the lead, but it was not to be. The second half of the race settled, with field spread rife,but there were four retirements by the time the chequered flag fell.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:35:10.990 | 3 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus | +3.3 | 3 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | +10.1 | 3 |
| 4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | +38.7 | 3 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | +55.4 | 3 |
| 6 | Paul di Resta | Force India | +57.5 | 2 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | +57.8 | 3 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | +58.9 | 3 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | +64.9 | 3 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | +71.4 | 3 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | +72.7 | 3 |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | +76.5 | 3 |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | +90.3 | 3 |
| 14 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | +93.7 | 3 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 16 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 17 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 18 | Jenson Button | McLaren | +2 Laps | 5 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Marussia | +2 Laps | 3 |
| 20 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT | +2 Laps | 3 |
| 21 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | +2 Laps | 4 |
| 22 | Bruno Senna | Williams | +3 Laps | 4 |
| DNF | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | Lap 25 | 3 |
| DNF | Charles Pic | Marussia | Lap 24 | 1 |