| Pos | Num | Pilote | Equipe | Temps | Ecart | Tours |
| 1 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:36.260 | | 27 |
| 2 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:36.305 | 0.045 | 25 |
| 3 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:36.430 | 0.170 | 20 |
| 4 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:36.487 | 0.227 | 22 |
| 5 | 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.561 | 0.301 | 21 |
| 6 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:36.646 | 0.386 | 18 |
| 7 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:36.699 | 0.439 | 16 |
| 8 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:36.703 | 0.443 | 23 |
| 9 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:36.747 | 0.487 | 25 |
| 10 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:36.980 | 0.720 | 27 |
| 11 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:36.982 | 0.722 | 26 |
| 12 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:37.025 | 0.765 | 20 |
| 13 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:37.039 | 0.779 | 18 |
| 14 | 8 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:37.199 | 0.939 | 20 |
| 15 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:37.241 | 0.981 | 18 |
| 16 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:37.395 | 1.135 | 12 |
| 17 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:37.634 | 1.374 | 22 |
| 18 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:37.640 | 1.380 | 17 |
| 19 | 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:38.022 | 1.762 | 19 |
| 20 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:38.483 | 2.223 | 7 |
