| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Webber WEB | RBR Renault | 1:27.500 | 1:26.818 | 1:26.295 | 18 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:27.667 | 1:27.013 | 1:26.433 | 18 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel VET | RBR Renault | 1:27.067 | 1:26.729 | 1:26.760 | 18 |
| 4 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:27.555 | 1:27.277 | 1:26.781 | 18 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:27.756 | 1:27.438 | 1:26.857 | 19 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:27.649 | 1:27.141 | 1:26.952 | 18 |
| 7 | Robert Kubica KUB | Renault | 1:27.766 | 1:27.426 | 1:27.039 | 19 |
| 8 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:27.993 | 1:27.200 | 1:27.082 | 18 |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Renault | 1:27.620 | 1:27.387 | 1:27.430 | 21 |
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:28.158 | 1:27.434 | 1:28.122 | 17 |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India Mercedes | 1:27.951 | 1:27.525 | 18 | |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:27.857 | 1:27.612 | 14 | |
| 13 | Pedro Buemi DLR | Sauber Ferrari | 1:28.147 | 1:27.879 | 14 | |
| 14 | Sebastien Buemi BUE | STR Ferrari | 1:28.534 | 1:28.273 | 15 | |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | Williams Cosworth | 1:28.336 | 1:28.392 | 14 | |
| 16 | Jaime Alguersuari ALG | STR Ferrari | 1:28.460 | 1:28.540 | 16 | |
| 17 | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | Williams Cosworth | 1:28.227 | 1:28.841 | 15 | |
| 18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi LIU | Force India Mercedes | 1:28.958 | 8 | ||
| 19 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Lotus Cosworth | 1:30.237 | 13 | ||
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Lotus Cosworth | 1:30.519 | 11 | ||
| 21 | Timo Glock GLO | Virgin Cosworth | 1:30.744 | 9 | ||
| 22 | Bruno Senna SEN | HRT Cosworth | 1:31.266 | 9 | ||
| 23 | Lucas Chandhok DIG | Virgin Cosworth | 1:31.989 | 9 | ||
| 24 | Karun Chandhok CHD | HRT Cosworth | 1:32.060 | 10 |
