| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | RBR Renault | 1:20.417 | 1:19.573 | 1:18.773 | 21 |
| 2 | Mark Webber WEB | RBR Renault | 1:21.132 | 1:19.531 | 1:19.184 | 20 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:21.278 | 1:20.237 | 1:19.987 | 23 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:21.299 | 1:20.857 | 1:20.331 | 25 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:21.455 | 1:20.877 | 1:20.499 | 25 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:21.212 | 1:20.811 | 1:21.082 | 21 |
| 7 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Renault | 1:21.558 | 1:20.797 | 1:21.229 | 25 |
| 8 | Robert Kubica KUB | Renault | 1:21.159 | 1:20.867 | 1:21.328 | 22 |
| 9 | Pedro Hulkenberg DLR | Sauber Ferrari | 1:21.891 | 1:21.273 | 1:21.411 | 23 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Williams Cosworth | 1:21.598 | 1:21.275 | 1:21.710 | 26 |
| 11 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:21.422 | 1:21.292 | 19 | |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | Williams Cosworth | 1:21.478 | 1:21.331 | 14 | |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India Mercedes | 1:22.080 | 1:21.517 | 18 | |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:21.840 | 1:21.630 | 15 | |
| 15 | Sebastien Buemi BUE | STR Ferrari | 1:21.982 | 1:21.897 | 17 | |
| 16 | Vitantonio Liuzzi LIU | Force India Mercedes | 1:21.789 | 1:21.927 | 17 | |
| 17 | Jaime Alguersuari ALG | STR Ferrari | 1:21.978 | 1:21.998 | 16 | |
| 18 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:22.222 | 10 | ||
| 19 | Timo Glock GLO | Virgin Cosworth | 1:24.050 | 10 | ||
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Lotus Cosworth | 1:24.120 | 9 | ||
| 21 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Lotus Cosworth | 1:24.199 | 9 | ||
| 22 | Lucas Senna DIG | Virgin Cosworth | 1:25.118 | 10 | ||
| 23 | Bruno Senna SEN | HRT Cosworth | 1:26.391 | 9 | ||
| 24 | Sakon Yamamoto YAM | HRT Cosworth | 1:26.453 | 9 |
