| Pos | Num | Pilote | Equipe | Temps | Ecarts | Tours |
| 1 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:26.053 | | 36 |
| 2 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:26.157 | 0.104 | 38 |
| 3 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:26.350 | 0.297 | 42 |
| 4 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:26.370 | 0.317 | 30 |
| 5 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:26.374 | 0.321 | 38 |
| 6 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:26.443 | 0.390 | 42 |
| 7 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:26.560 | 0.507 | 33 |
| 8 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:26.740 | 0.687 | 19 |
| 9 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:27.040 | 0.987 | 29 |
| 10 | 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.064 | 1.011 | 35 |
| 11 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:27.204 | 1.151 | 32 |
| 12 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:27.232 | 1.179 | 28 |
| 13 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:27.282 | 1.229 | 32 |
| 14 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:27.317 | 1.264 | 34 |
| 15 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:27.398 | 1.345 | 36 |
| 16 | 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:27.479 | 1.426 | 36 |
| 17 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:27.802 | 1.749 | 35 |
| 18 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:27.813 | 1.760 | 31 |
| 19 | 8 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:27.828 | 1.775 | 35 |
| 20 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:28.076 | 2.023 | 33 |
