| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:15.606 | 1:14.277 | 1:13.556 | 18 |
| 2 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:15.397 | 1:14.545 | 1:13.997 | 18 |
| 3 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:16.087 | 1:14.742 | 1:14.019 | 24 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:16.051 | 1:14.569 | 1:14.483 | 22 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:16.092 | 1:14.981 | 1:14.682 | 29 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:16.309 | 1:14.648 | 1:14.877 | 25 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:15.858 | 1:14.741 | 1:15.766 | 26 |
| 8 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Cosworth | 1:15.819 | 1:15.545 | 1:16.528 | 23 |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:15.207 | 1:14.275 | DEL | 15 |
| 10 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:15.918 | 1:15.482 | DNF | 23 |
| 11 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Renault | 1:16.378 | 1:15.815 | 21 | |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | Williams Cosworth | 1:16.616 | 1:15.826 | 20 | |
| 13 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:16.513 | 1:15.973 | 20 | |
| 14 | Paul Sutil DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:16.813 | 1:16.118 | 22 | |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India Mercedes | 1:16.600 | 1:16.121 | 19 | |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld HEI | Renault | 1:16.681 | 1:16.214 | 22 | |
| 17 | Sebastien Buemi BUE | STR Ferrari | 1:16.358 | 1:16.300 | 17 | |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Lotus Renault | 1:17.343 | 10 | ||
| 19 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Lotus Renault | 1:17.381 | 9 | ||
| 20 | Jaime Alguersuari ALG | STR Ferrari | 1:17.820 | 9 | ||
| 21 | Timo Glock GLO | Virgin Cosworth | 1:17.914 | 12 |