| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:15.889 | 1:15.528 | 1:15.105 | 20 |
| 2 | Mark Webber WEB | RBR Renault | 1:16.423 | 1:15.692 | 1:15.373 | 21 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel VET | RBR Renault | 1:16.129 | 1:15.556 | 1:15.420 | 24 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:16.171 | 1:15.597 | 1:15.435 | 24 |
| 5 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:16.371 | 1:15.742 | 1:15.520 | 24 |
| 6 | Vitantonio Liuzzi LIU | Force India Mercedes | 1:17.086 | 1:16.171 | 1:15.648 | 22 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:16.673 | 1:16.314 | 1:15.688 | 23 |
| 8 | Robert Kubica KUB | Renault | 1:16.370 | 1:15.682 | 1:15.715 | 21 |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India Mercedes | 1:16.495 | 1:16.295 | 1:15.881 | 21 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:16.350 | 1:16.001 | 1:16.071 | 20 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | Williams Cosworth | 1:16.880 | 1:16.434 | 22 | |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Williams Cosworth | 1:16.770 | 1:16.438 | 20 | |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:16.598 | 1:16.492 | 16 | |
| 14 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Renault | 1:16.569 | 1:16.844 | 21 | |
| 15 | Sebastien Buemi BUE | STR Ferrari | 1:17.356 | 1:16.928 | 16 | |
| 16 | Jaime Alguersuari ALG | STR Ferrari | 1:17.027 | 1:17.029 | 17 | |
| 17 | Pedro Kobayashi DLR | Sauber Ferrari | 1:17.611 | 1:17.384 | 19 | |
| 18 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:18.019 | 10 | ||
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Lotus Cosworth | 1:18.237 | 12 | ||
| 20 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Lotus Cosworth | 1:18.698 | 11 | ||
| 21 | Timo Glock GLO | Virgin Cosworth | 1:18.941 | 12 | ||
| 22 | Bruno Senna SEN | HRT Cosworth | 1:19.484 | 10 | ||
| 23 | Lucas Chandhok DIG | Virgin Cosworth | 1:19.675 | 12 | ||
| 24 | Karun Chandhok CHD | HRT Cosworth | 1:27.757 | 3 |