| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:38.649 | 1:38.182 | 1:39.498 | 15 |
| 2 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | McLaren Mercedes | 1:38.816 | 1:38.230 | 1:39.532 | 26 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | Brawn Mercedes | 1:39.019 | 1:38.076 | 1:39.563 | 21 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel VET | RBR Renault | 1:39.295 | 1:38.273 | 1:39.789 | 21 |
| 5 | Jenson Button BUT | Brawn Mercedes | 1:38.531 | 1:38.601 | 1:39.821 | 22 |
| 6 | Kimi Rosberg RAI | Ferrari | 1:38.843 | 1:38.782 | 1:40.144 | 25 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Williams Toyota | 1:39.039 | 1:38.346 | 1:40.185 | 25 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Renault | 1:39.155 | 1:38.717 | 1:40.236 | 21 |
| 9 | Mark Webber WEB | RBR Renault | 1:38.983 | 1:38.625 | 1:40.239 | 21 |
| 10 | Robert Kubica KUB | Sauber BMW | 1:38.806 | 1:38.747 | 1:40.512 | 23 |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld HEI | Sauber BMW | 1:39.032 | 1:38.826 | 17 | |
| 12 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India Mercedes | 1:39.145 | 1:38.846 | 18 | |
| 13 | Timo Glock GLO | Toyota | 1:39.459 | 1:38.991 | 15 | |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Renault | 1:39.322 | 1:39.040 | 16 | |
| 15 | Sebastien Buemi BUE | STR Ferrari | 1:38.912 | 1:39.514 | 17 | |
| 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella FIS | Force India Mercedes | 1:39.531 | 11 | ||
| 17 | Kazuki Nakajima NAK | Williams Toyota | 1:39.795 | 8 | ||
| 18 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Toyota | 1:39.807 | 10 | ||
| 19 | Jaime Alguersuari ALG | STR Ferrari | 1:39.925 | 10 | ||
| 20 | Luca Badoer BAD | Ferrari | 1:41.413 | 13 |
