| Pos | Num | Pilote | Equipe | Temps | Ecart | Tours |
| 1 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:33.082 | | 19 |
| 2 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:33.463 | 0.381 | 18 |
| 3 | 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:33.745 | 0.663 | 21 |
| 4 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:33.795 | 0.713 | 23 |
| 5 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:33.839 | 0.757 | 26 |
| 6 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:33.840 | 0.758 | 23 |
| 7 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:33.902 | 0.820 | 26 |
| 8 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:33.909 | 0.827 | 13 |
| 9 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:33.952 | 0.870 | 25 |
| 10 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:34.148 | 1.066 | 16 |
| 11 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:34.221 | 1.139 | 25 |
| 12 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:34.227 | 1.145 | 17 |
| 13 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:34.483 | 1.401 | 14 |
| 14 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:34.694 | 1.612 | 23 |
| 15 | 8 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:34.738 | 1.656 | 24 |
| 16 | 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:34.827 | 1.745 | 27 |
| 17 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:34.878 | 1.796 | 28 |
| 18 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:34.893 | 1.811 | 26 |
| 19 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:34.911 | 1.829 | 23 |
| 20 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:35.092 | 2.010 | 6 |
