| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:37.525 | 1:36.526 | 1:35.820 | 14 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:39.093 | 1:37.285 | 1:36.042 | 12 |
| 3 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:37.929 | 1:37.302 | 1:36.126 | 14 |
| 4 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:39.071 | 1:37.292 | 1:36.468 | 11 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:38.670 | 1:37.313 | 1:36.831 | 16 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:38.393 | 1:37.352 | 1:36.980 | 11 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:38.426 | 1:37.892 | 1:37.754 | 12 |
| 8 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Renault | 1:38.378 | 1:38.186 | 1:38.124 | 19 |
| 9 | Paul Sutil DIR | Force India Mercedes | 1:38.549 | 1:38.254 | DNF | 16 |
| 10 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India Mercedes | 1:38.789 | 1:38.219 | 14 | |
| 11 | Jaime Alguersuari ALG | STR Ferrari | 1:39.392 | 1:38.315 | 11 | |
| 12 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:38.502 | 1:38.354 | 9 | |
| 13 | Sebastien Buemi BUE | STR Ferrari | 1:39.352 | 1:38.508 | 11 | |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:39.464 | 1:38.775 | 13 | |
| 15 | Bruno Senna SEN | Renault | 1:39.316 | 1:38.791 | 14 | |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Cosworth | 1:39.436 | 1:39.189 | 8 | |
| 17 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:39.097 | 1:39.443 | 14 | |
| 18 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | Williams Cosworth | 1:39.538 | 4 | ||
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Lotus Renault | 1:40.522 | 6 | ||
| 20 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Lotus Renault | 1:41.101 | 6 | ||
| 21 | Timo Glock GLO | Virgin Cosworth | 1:42.091 | 7 | ||
| 22 | Jerome Liuzzi DAM | Virgin Cosworth | 1:43.483 | 8 | ||
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi LIU | HRT Cosworth | 1:43.758 | 8 | ||
| NC | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | HRT Cosworth | DNF | 2 |
