| Pos | Num | Pilote | Equipe | Temps | Ecart | Tours |
| 1 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:35.940 | | 19 |
| 2 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:36.048 | 0.108 | 13 |
| 3 | 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.089 | 0.149 | 13 |
| 4 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:36.132 | 0.192 | 21 |
| 5 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:36.189 | 0.249 | 22 |
| 6 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:36.194 | 0.254 | 14 |
| 7 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:36.322 | 0.382 | 14 |
| 8 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:36.325 | 0.385 | 18 |
| 9 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:36.519 | 0.579 | 19 |
| 10 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:36.541 | 0.601 | 17 |
| 11 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:36.563 | 0.623 | 18 |
| 12 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:36.657 | 0.717 | 15 |
| 13 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:36.742 | 0.802 | 13 |
| 14 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:37.004 | 1.064 | 16 |
| 15 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:37.026 | 1.086 | 18 |
| 16 | 8 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:37.032 | 1.092 | 18 |
| 17 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:37.118 | 1.178 | 18 |
| 18 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:37.282 | 1.342 | 17 |
| 19 | 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:37.322 | 1.382 | 16 |
| 20 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:37.398 | 1.458 | 19 |
