| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | RBR Renault | 1:36.317 | 1:35.280 | 1:34.558 | 21 |
| 2 | Mark Webber WEB | RBR Renault | 1:35.978 | 1:35.100 | 1:34.806 | 17 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:35.987 | 1:35.235 | 1:34.913 | 15 |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:35.952 | 1:35.134 | 1:34.923 | 17 |
| 5 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:36.122 | 1:35.443 | 1:34.979 | 17 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:35.641 | 1:34.928 | 1:35.034 | 13 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:36.076 | 1:35.290 | 1:35.180 | 19 |
| 8 | Robert Kubica KUB | Renault | 1:36.348 | 1:35.550 | 1:35.364 | 21 |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:36.484 | 1:35.715 | 1:35.646 | 21 |
| 10 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India Mercedes | 1:36.671 | 1:35.665 | 1:35.963 | 23 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | Williams Cosworth | 1:36.664 | 1:35.748 | 15 | |
| 12 | Jaime Alguersuari ALG | STR Ferrari | 1:36.618 | 1:36.047 | 17 | |
| 13 | Sebastien Buemi BUE | STR Ferrari | 1:36.793 | 1:36.149 | 17 | |
| 14 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Renault | 1:37.031 | 1:36.311 | 10 | |
| 15 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:37.044 | 1:36.422 | 16 | |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Williams Cosworth | 1:37.049 | 1:36.647 | 14 | |
| 17 | Pedro Liuzzi DLR | Sauber Ferrari | 1:37.050 | 1:37.020 | 15 | |
| 18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi LIU | Force India Mercedes | 1:37.161 | 9 | ||
| 19 | Timo Glock GLO | Virgin Cosworth | 1:39.278 | 6 | ||
| 20 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Lotus Cosworth | 1:39.399 | 9 | ||
| 21 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Lotus Cosworth | 1:39.520 | 8 | ||
| 22 | Lucas Senna DIG | Virgin Cosworth | 1:39.783 | 6 | ||
| 23 | Bruno Senna SEN | HRT Cosworth | 1:40.469 | 10 | ||
| 24 | Karun Chandhok CHD | HRT Cosworth | 1:40.578 | 7 |
