| Pos | Num | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Dif. | Vueltas | |
| 1 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:28.952 | 24 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:29.263 | 0.311 | 23 | |
| 3 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:29.271 | 0.319 | 26 | |
| 4 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:29.337 | 0.385 | 18 | |
| 5 | 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:29.342 | 0.390 | 22 | |
| 6 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:29.371 | 0.419 | 21 | |
| 7 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:29.398 | 0.446 | 25 | |
| 8 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:29.422 | 0.470 | 24 | |
| 9 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:29.525 | 0.573 | 25 | |
| 10 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:29.590 | 0.638 | 20 | |
| 11 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:29.747 | 0.795 | 20 | |
| 12 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:29.864 | 0.912 | 22 | |
| 13 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:29.934 | 0.982 | 26 | |
| 14 | 8 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:30.132 | 1.180 | 18 | |
| 15 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:30.176 | 1.224 | 22 | |
| 16 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:30.645 | 1.693 | 22 | |
| 17 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:30.689 | 1.737 | 20 | |
| 18 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:30.729 | 1.777 | 22 | |
| 19 | 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:30.838 | 1.886 | 24 | |
| 20 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:30.944 | 1.992 | 26 | |