| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | RBR Renault | 1:55.029 | 1:53.883 | 1:54.101 | 14 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:55.313 | 1:54.331 | 1:54.242 | 16 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:54.612 | 1:54.172 | 1:54.608 | 20 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:55.341 | 1:54.707 | 1:55.217 | 19 |
| 5 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:55.463 | 1:54.682 | 1:55.241 | 13 |
| 6 | Mark Webber WEB | RBR Renault | 1:55.298 | 1:54.318 | 1:55.284 | 13 |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:55.593 | 1:55.105 | 1:55.524 | 15 |
| 8 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:55.715 | 1:55.168 | 1:55.672 | 17 |
| 9 | Robert Kubica KUB | Renault | 1:55.511 | 1:54.963 | 1:55.885 | 17 |
| 10 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India Mercedes | 1:55.213 | 1:54.996 | 1:56.309 | 16 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | Williams Cosworth | 1:55.969 | 1:55.330 | 12 | |
| 12 | Vitantonio Liuzzi LIU | Force India Mercedes | 1:55.628 | 1:55.653 | 13 | |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Williams Cosworth | 1:56.375 | 1:55.857 | 14 | |
| 14 | Pedro Buemi DLR | Sauber Ferrari | 1:56.428 | 1:56.237 | 13 | |
| 15 | Sebastien Buemi BUE | STR Ferrari | 1:56.189 | 1:56.265 | 14 | |
| 16 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:56.541 | 1:56.270 | 13 | |
| 17 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Renault | 1:56.167 | 1:56.619 | 14 | |
| 18 | Jaime Alguersuari ALG | STR Ferrari | 1:57.071 | 6 | ||
| 19 | Timo Glock GLO | Virgin Cosworth | 1:59.728 | 7 | ||
| 20 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Lotus Cosworth | 1:59.852 | 6 | ||
| 21 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Lotus Cosworth | 2:00.313 | 7 | ||
| 22 | Lucas Senna DIG | Virgin Cosworth | 2:00.587 | 7 | ||
| 23 | Bruno Senna SEN | HRT Cosworth | 2:03.240 | 6 | ||
| 24 | Karun Chandhok CHD | HRT Cosworth | 2:04.904 | 7 |
