| Pos | Num | Pilote | Equipe | Temps | Ecart | Tours |
| 1 | 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:20.553 | | 18 |
| 2 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:20.635 | 0.082 | 22 |
| 3 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:21.050 | 0.497 | 19 |
| 4 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:21.163 | 0.610 | 17 |
| 5 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:21.239 | 0.686 | 21 |
| 6 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:21.256 | 0.703 | 23 |
| 7 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.346 | 0.793 | 16 |
| 8 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:21.377 | 0.824 | 26 |
| 9 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:21.424 | 0.871 | 19 |
| 10 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:21.499 | 0.946 | 17 |
| 11 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.519 | 0.966 | 15 |
| 12 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:21.594 | 1.041 | 20 |
| 13 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:21.629 | 1.076 | 19 |
| 14 | 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:21.649 | 1.096 | 19 |
| 15 | 8 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:21.685 | 1.132 | 18 |
| 16 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:21.689 | 1.136 | 18 |
| 17 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:21.909 | 1.356 | 19 |
| 18 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:22.043 | 1.490 | 19 |
| 19 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:22.232 | 1.679 | 19 |
| 20 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:23.457 | 2.904 | 8 |
