| Pos | Num | Pilote | Equipe | Temps | Ecart | Tours |
| 1 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:23.182 | | 9 |
| 2 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:23.832 | 0.650 | 7 |
| 3 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:24.122 | 0.940 | 6 |
| 4 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:24.125 | 0.943 | 5 |
| 5 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:24.149 | 0.967 | 4 |
| 6 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:24.389 | 1.207 | 5 |
| 7 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:24.443 | 1.261 | 5 |
| 8 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:24.859 | 1.677 | 5 |
| 9 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:24.867 | 1.685 | 5 |
| 10 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:25.440 | 2.258 | 5 |
| 11 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:25.508 | 2.326 | 4 |
| 12 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:25.685 | 2.503 | 5 |
| 13 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:26.224 | 3.042 | 6 |
| 14 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:26.530 | 3.348 | 4 |
| 15 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:27.047 | 3.865 | 4 |
| 16 | 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:27.341 | 4.159 | 4 |
| 17 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:27.798 | 4.616 | 4 |
| 18 | 3 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 1:29.285 | 6.103 | 4 |
| 19 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:29.895 | 6.713 | 3 |
| 20 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Toyota | 1:30.259 | 7.077 | 4 |
