| Pos | Num | Pilote | Equipe | Temps | Ecart | Tours |
| 1 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.009 | | 19 |
| 2 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:21.408 | 0.399 | 23 |
| 3 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:21.509 | 0.500 | 21 |
| 4 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.655 | 0.646 | 20 |
| 5 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:21.800 | 0.791 | 23 |
| 6 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:21.849 | 0.840 | 12 |
| 7 | 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:21.911 | 0.902 | 19 |
| 8 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:21.935 | 0.926 | 19 |
| 9 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:21.936 | 0.927 | 16 |
| 10 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:21.971 | 0.962 | 21 |
| 11 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:22.076 | 1.067 | 20 |
| 12 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:22.097 | 1.088 | 25 |
| 13 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:22.101 | 1.092 | 22 |
| 14 | 8 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:22.210 | 1.201 | 17 |
| 15 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:22.270 | 1.261 | 20 |
| 16 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:22.274 | 1.265 | 19 |
| 17 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:22.312 | 1.303 | 22 |
| 18 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:22.391 | 1.382 | 20 |
| 19 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:22.684 | 1.675 | 23 |
| 20 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:23.231 | 2.222 | 16 |
