| Pos | Num | Pilote | Equipe | Temps | Ecart | Tours |
| 1 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:22.278 | | 21 |
| 2 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:22.337 | 0.059 | 27 |
| 3 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:22.554 | 0.276 | 20 |
| 4 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:22.615 | 0.337 | 21 |
| 5 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:22.619 | 0.341 | 25 |
| 6 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:22.705 | 0.427 | 17 |
| 7 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:22.796 | 0.518 | 23 |
| 8 | 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:22.855 | 0.577 | 25 |
| 9 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:23.001 | 0.723 | 28 |
| 10 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:23.130 | 0.852 | 25 |
| 11 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:23.146 | 0.868 | 24 |
| 12 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:23.154 | 0.876 | 23 |
| 13 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:23.209 | 0.931 | 24 |
| 14 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:23.234 | 0.956 | 30 |
| 15 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:23.283 | 1.005 | 25 |
| 16 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:23.484 | 1.206 | 20 |
| 17 | 8 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:23.678 | 1.400 | 22 |
| 18 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:23.845 | 1.567 | 18 |
| 19 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:23.998 | 1.720 | 37 |
| 20 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:24.228 | 1.950 | 42 |
