| Pos | Num | Pilote | Equipe | Temps | Ecart | Tours |
| 1 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:42.460 | | 19 |
| 2 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:42.636 | 0.176 | 16 |
| 3 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:42.654 | 0.194 | 18 |
| 4 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:43.074 | 0.614 | 19 |
| 5 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:43.088 | 0.628 | 17 |
| 6 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:43.209 | 0.749 | 13 |
| 7 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:43.225 | 0.765 | 25 |
| 8 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:43.243 | 0.783 | 19 |
| 9 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:43.345 | 0.885 | 18 |
| 10 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:43.384 | 0.924 | 23 |
| 11 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:43.389 | 0.929 | 30 |
| 12 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:43.419 | 0.959 | 20 |
| 13 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:43.637 | 1.177 | 30 |
| 14 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:43.746 | 1.286 | 22 |
| 15 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:44.040 | 1.580 | 23 |
| 16 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:44.126 | 1.666 | 17 |
| 17 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:44.356 | 1.896 | 23 |
| 18 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:44.638 | 2.178 | 26 |
| 19 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:44.732 | 2.272 | 28 |
| 20 | 3 | Luca Badoer | Ferrari | 1:45.840 | 3.380 | 25 |
