| Pos | Num | Pilote | Equipe | Temps | Ecart | Tours |
| 1 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:21.799 | | 21 |
| 2 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:22.154 | 0.355 | 30 |
| 3 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:22.221 | 0.422 | 24 |
| 4 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:22.658 | 0.859 | 14 |
| 5 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:22.659 | 0.860 | 24 |
| 6 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:22.667 | 0.868 | 26 |
| 7 | 8 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:22.753 | 0.954 | 24 |
| 8 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:22.828 | 1.029 | 29 |
| 9 | 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:22.855 | 1.056 | 15 |
| 10 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:22.859 | 1.060 | 24 |
| 11 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:22.873 | 1.074 | 20 |
| 12 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:22.934 | 1.135 | 25 |
| 13 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:22.959 | 1.160 | 24 |
| 14 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:23.077 | 1.278 | 21 |
| 15 | 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:23.088 | 1.289 | 30 |
| 16 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:23.089 | 1.290 | 25 |
| 17 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:23.157 | 1.358 | 18 |
| 18 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:23.185 | 1.386 | 31 |
| 19 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:23.522 | 1.723 | 17 |
| 20 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:23.536 | 1.737 | 19 |
