| Pos | Num | Pilote | Equipe | Temps | Ecart | Tours |
| 1 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:47.201 | | 29 |
| 2 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:47.217 | 0.016 | 29 |
| 3 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:47.285 | 0.084 | 26 |
| 4 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:47.329 | 0.128 | 31 |
| 5 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:47.333 | 0.132 | 34 |
| 6 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:47.506 | 0.305 | 27 |
| 7 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:47.559 | 0.358 | 33 |
| 8 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:47.578 | 0.377 | 33 |
| 9 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:47.579 | 0.378 | 36 |
| 10 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:47.602 | 0.401 | 25 |
| 11 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:47.702 | 0.501 | 38 |
| 12 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:47.743 | 0.542 | 33 |
| 13 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:47.790 | 0.589 | 29 |
| 14 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:47.862 | 0.661 | 30 |
| 15 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:47.961 | 0.760 | 32 |
| 16 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:48.017 | 0.816 | 30 |
| 17 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:48.125 | 0.924 | 34 |
| 18 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:48.130 | 0.929 | 37 |
| 19 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:48.360 | 1.159 | 29 |
| 20 | 3 | Luca Badoer | Ferrari | 1:49.211 | 2.010 | 30 |
