| Pos | Driver | Team | Lap | Time of Day | Time | Avg Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 54 | 1:38.766 | ||
| 2 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 53 | 1:38.968 | ||
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel VET | RBR Renault | 52 | 1:39.141 | ||
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 56 | 1:39.156 | ||
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | Williams Cosworth | 56 | 1:39.489 | ||
| 6 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 57 | 1:39.517 | ||
| 7 | Robert Kubica KUB | Renault | 55 | 1:39.542 | ||
| 8 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India Mercedes | 52 | 1:39.803 | ||
| 9 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 57 | 1:39.878 | ||
| 10 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 50 | 1:39.889 | ||
| 11 | Sebastien Buemi BUE | STR Ferrari | 53 | 1:40.084 | ||
| 12 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Renault | 57 | 1:40.100 | ||
| 13 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 52 | 1:40.208 | ||
| 14 | Vitantonio Liuzzi LIU | Force India Mercedes | 52 | 1:40.305 | ||
| 15 | Jaime Alguersuari ALG | STR Ferrari | 55 | 1:40.327 | ||
| 16 | Pedro Hulkenberg DLR | Sauber Ferrari | 56 | 1:40.430 | ||
| 17 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Williams Cosworth | 46 | 1:40.790 | ||
| 18 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Lotus Cosworth | 53 | 1:41.770 | ||
| 19 | Timo Glock GLO | Virgin Cosworth | 48 | 1:42.319 | ||
| 20 | Lucas Senna DIG | Virgin Cosworth | 45 | 1:42.414 | ||
| 21 | Bruno Senna SEN | HRT Cosworth | 55 | 1:42.927 | ||
| 22 | Karun Chandhok CHD | HRT Cosworth | 51 | 1:43.820 | ||
| 23 | Mark Webber WEB | RBR Renault | 5 | 1:44.064 | ||
| 24 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Lotus Cosworth | 8 | 1:46.130 |