| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | RBR Renault | 1:38.324 | 1:38.015 | 1:37.587 | 18 |
| 2 | Mark Webber WEB | RBR Renault | 1:38.549 | 1:38.041 | 1:37.662 | 21 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:38.697 | 1:38.158 | 1:37.969 | 17 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:38.472 | 1:38.179 | 1:38.075 | 23 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:38.657 | 1:38.046 | 1:38.127 | 22 |
| 6 | Robert Kubica KUB | Renault | 1:38.132 | 1:38.062 | 1:38.137 | 18 |
| 7 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:38.360 | 1:38.399 | 1:38.210 | 22 |
| 8 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Williams Cosworth | 1:38.843 | 1:38.523 | 1:38.428 | 23 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | Williams Cosworth | 1:38.449 | 1:38.326 | 1:38.428 | 23 |
| 10 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Renault | 1:39.004 | 1:38.552 | 1:38.523 | 21 |
| 11 | Sebastien Buemi BUE | STR Ferrari | 1:39.096 | 1:38.586 | 15 | |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:38.752 | 1:38.627 | 12 | |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India Mercedes | 1:39.021 | 1:38.851 | 14 | |
| 14 | Vitantonio Liuzzi LIU | Force India Mercedes | 1:38.969 | 1:38.884 | 15 | |
| 15 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:38.994 | 1:39.234 | 19 | |
| 16 | Pedro Alguersuari DLR | Sauber Ferrari | 1:39.003 | 1:39.264 | 16 | |
| 17 | Jaime Alguersuari ALG | STR Ferrari | 1:39.128 | 1:39.458 | 16 | |
| 18 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:39.343 | 9 | ||
| 19 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Lotus Cosworth | 1:40.658 | 11 | ||
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Lotus Cosworth | 1:40.882 | 11 | ||
| 21 | Lucas Glock DIG | Virgin Cosworth | 1:42.086 | 11 | ||
| 22 | Timo Glock GLO | Virgin Cosworth | 1:42.140 | 9 | ||
| 23 | Karun Chandhok CHD | HRT Cosworth | 1:42.600 | 9 | ||
| 24 | Bruno Senna SEN | HRT Cosworth | 1:42.851 | 10 |
