| Pos | Num | Pilote | Equipe | Temps | Ecart | Tours |
| 1 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:17.189 | | 26 |
| 2 | 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:17.499 | 0.310 | 31 |
| 3 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:17.578 | 0.389 | 26 |
| 4 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:17.686 | 0.497 | 30 |
| 5 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:17.839 | 0.650 | 30 |
| 6 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:18.000 | 0.811 | 29 |
| 7 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:18.024 | 0.835 | 27 |
| 8 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:18.080 | 0.891 | 28 |
| 9 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:18.283 | 1.094 | 31 |
| 10 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:18.348 | 1.159 | 22 |
| 11 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:18.695 | 1.506 | 37 |
| 12 | 8 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:19.204 | 2.015 | 36 |
| 13 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:19.233 | 2.044 | 16 |
| 14 | 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:19.255 | 2.066 | 31 |
| 15 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:19.534 | 2.345 | 28 |
| 16 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:19.560 | 2.371 | 20 |
| 17 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:19.579 | 2.390 | 23 |
| 18 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:19.600 | 2.411 | 24 |
| 19 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:19.698 | 2.509 | 24 |
| 20 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:19.831 | 2.642 | 28 |
