| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | RBR Renault | 1:40.318 | 1:39.874 | 1:39.394 | 17 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:40.335 | 1:40.119 | 1:39.425 | 19 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:40.170 | 1:40.311 | 1:39.792 | 21 |
| 4 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:40.877 | 1:40.014 | 1:39.823 | 23 |
| 5 | Mark Webber WEB | RBR Renault | 1:40.690 | 1:40.074 | 1:39.925 | 20 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:40.942 | 1:40.323 | 1:40.202 | 19 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | Williams Cosworth | 1:40.904 | 1:40.476 | 1:40.203 | 26 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:41.222 | 1:40.452 | 1:40.516 | 20 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:40.231 | 1:40.060 | 1:40.589 | 25 |
| 10 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Renault | 1:41.018 | 1:40.658 | 1:40.901 | 21 |
| 11 | Robert Kubica KUB | Renault | 1:41.336 | 1:40.780 | 13 | |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:41.045 | 1:40.783 | 14 | |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India Mercedes | 1:41.473 | 1:40.914 | 18 | |
| 14 | Nick Heidfeld HEI | Sauber Ferrari | 1:41.409 | 1:41.113 | 17 | |
| 15 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Williams Cosworth | 1:41.015 | 1:41.418 | 18 | |
| 16 | Vitantonio Liuzzi LIU | Force India Mercedes | 1:41.681 | 1:41.642 | 18 | |
| 17 | Jaime Alguersuari ALG | STR Ferrari | 1:41.707 | 1:41.738 | 18 | |
| 18 | Sebastien Buemi BUE | STR Ferrari | 1:41.824 | 11 | ||
| 19 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Lotus Cosworth | 1:43.516 | 11 | ||
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Lotus Cosworth | 1:43.712 | 11 | ||
| 21 | Timo Glock GLO | Virgin Cosworth | 1:44.095 | 10 | ||
| 22 | Lucas Senna DIG | Virgin Cosworth | 1:44.510 | 9 | ||
| 23 | Bruno Senna SEN | HRT Cosworth | 1:45.085 | 10 | ||
| 24 | Christian Klien KLI | HRT Cosworth | 1:45.296 | 10 |
