| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | RBR Renault | 1:24.774 | 1:24.096 | 1:23.919 | 19 |
| 2 | Mark Webber WEB | RBR Renault | 1:25.286 | 1:24.276 | 1:24.035 | 20 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:25.082 | 1:24.335 | 1:24.111 | 22 |
| 4 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:24.897 | 1:24.531 | 1:24.675 | 19 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:25.548 | 1:25.010 | 1:24.837 | 24 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:24.788 | 1:24.788 | 1:24.884 | 26 |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:25.351 | 1:24.871 | 1:24.927 | 24 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | Williams Cosworth | 1:25.702 | 1:25.085 | 1:25.217 | 20 |
| 9 | Robert Kubica KUB | Renault | 1:25.588 | 1:25.122 | 1:25.372 | 23 |
| 10 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India Mercedes | 1:25.504 | 1:25.046 | 1:26.036 | 24 |
| 11 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:25.046 | 1:25.184 | 13 | |
| 12 | Sebastien Buemi BUE | STR Ferrari | 1:26.061 | 1:25.638 | 17 | |
| 13 | Vitantonio Liuzzi LIU | Force India Mercedes | 1:26.170 | 1:25.743 | 19 | |
| 14 | Pedro Hulkenberg DLR | Sauber Ferrari | 1:26.089 | 1:25.747 | 15 | |
| 15 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Williams Cosworth | 1:25.866 | 1:25.748 | 17 | |
| 16 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:26.251 | 1:25.777 | 16 | |
| 17 | Jaime Alguersuari ALG | STR Ferrari | 1:26.095 | 1:26.089 | 16 | |
| 18 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Renault | 1:26.471 | 10 | ||
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Lotus Cosworth | 1:28.797 | 9 | ||
| 20 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Lotus Cosworth | 1:29.111 | 8 | ||
| 21 | Timo Glock GLO | Virgin Cosworth | 1:29.592 | 8 | ||
| 22 | Lucas Senna DIG | Virgin Cosworth | 1:30.185 | 8 | ||
| 23 | Bruno Senna SEN | HRT Cosworth | 1:30.526 | 10 | ||
| 24 | Karun Chandhok CHD | HRT Cosworth | 1:30.613 | 10 |
