| Pos | Num | Pilote | Equipe | Temps | Ecart | Tours |
| 1 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:23.924 | | 28 |
| 2 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:24.163 | 0.239 | 31 |
| 3 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:24.297 | 0.373 | 35 |
| 4 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:24.482 | 0.558 | 41 |
| 5 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:24.622 | 0.698 | 40 |
| 6 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:24.634 | 0.710 | 36 |
| 7 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:24.693 | 0.769 | 34 |
| 8 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:24.796 | 0.872 | 39 |
| 9 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:24.799 | 0.875 | 36 |
| 10 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:24.884 | 0.960 | 44 |
| 11 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:24.902 | 0.978 | 32 |
| 12 | 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:24.921 | 0.997 | 39 |
| 13 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:24.967 | 1.043 | 40 |
| 14 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:24.979 | 1.055 | 25 |
| 15 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:25.003 | 1.079 | 34 |
| 16 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:25.140 | 1.216 | 35 |
| 17 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:25.215 | 1.291 | 38 |
| 18 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:25.386 | 1.462 | 27 |
| 19 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:25.424 | 1.500 | 32 |
| 20 | 3 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 1:25.543 | 1.619 | 36 |
