| Pos | Num | Pilote | Equipe | Temps | Ecart | Tours |
| 1 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:19.400 | | 20 |
| 2 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:19.682 | 0.282 | 19 |
| 3 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:20.227 | 0.827 | 20 |
| 4 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:20.242 | 0.842 | 29 |
| 5 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:20.458 | 1.058 | 26 |
| 6 | 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:20.471 | 1.071 | 23 |
| 7 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:20.585 | 1.185 | 32 |
| 8 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:20.650 | 1.250 | 26 |
| 9 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:20.815 | 1.415 | 32 |
| 10 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:20.838 | 1.438 | 25 |
| 11 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:20.913 | 1.513 | 22 |
| 12 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.029 | 1.629 | 22 |
| 13 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:21.103 | 1.703 | 24 |
| 14 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:21.179 | 1.779 | 27 |
| 15 | 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:21.384 | 1.984 | 23 |
| 16 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:21.386 | 1.986 | 32 |
| 17 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:21.489 | 2.089 | 26 |
| 18 | 8 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:21.525 | 2.125 | 30 |
| 19 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:21.590 | 2.190 | 37 |
| 20 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:21.801 | 2.401 | 16 |
