| Pos | Num | Pilote | Equipe | Temps | Ecarts | Tours |
| 1 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:26.687 | | 19 |
| 2 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:26.736 | 0.049 | 21 |
| 3 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:26.750 | 0.063 | 24 |
| 4 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:27.226 | 0.539 | 21 |
| 5 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:27.453 | 0.766 | 15 |
| 6 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:27.467 | 0.780 | 12 |
| 7 | 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.642 | 0.955 | 24 |
| 8 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:27.710 | 1.023 | 24 |
| 9 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:27.993 | 1.306 | 20 |
| 10 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:28.123 | 1.436 | 16 |
| 11 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:28.137 | 1.450 | 20 |
| 12 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:28.142 | 1.455 | 21 |
| 13 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:28.511 | 1.824 | 22 |
| 14 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:28.603 | 1.916 | 16 |
| 15 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:28.785 | 2.098 | 27 |
| 16 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:29.042 | 2.355 | 18 |
| 17 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:29.081 | 2.394 | 7 |
| 18 | 8 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:29.461 | 2.774 | 25 |
| 19 | 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:29.499 | 2.812 | 21 |
| 20 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:32.784 | 6.097 | 4 |
