| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | McLaren Mercedes | 1:35.820 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:36.042 |
| 3 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren Mercedes | 1:36.126 |
| 4 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull Racing Renault | 1:36.468 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1:36.831 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 1:36.980 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1:37.754 |
| 8 | Vitaly Petrov PET | Renault | 1:38.124 |
| 9 | Paul Sutil DIR | Force India Mercedes | |
| 10 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India Mercedes | |
| 11 | Jaime Alguersuari ALG | STR Ferrari | 1:38.315 |
| 12 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Mercedes | 1:38.354 |
| 13 | Sebastien Buemi BUE | STR Ferrari | 1:38.508 |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi KOB | Sauber Ferrari | 1:38.775 |
| 15 | Bruno Senna SEN | Renault | 1:38.791 |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams Cosworth | 1:39.189 |
| 17 | Sergio Perez PER | Sauber Ferrari | 1:39.443 |
| 18 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | Williams Cosworth | 1:39.538 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen KOV | Lotus Renault | 1:40.522 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Lotus Renault | 1:41.101 |
| 21 | Timo Glock GLO | Virgin Cosworth | 1:42.091 |
| 22 | Jerome Liuzzi DAM | Virgin Cosworth | 1:43.483 |
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi LIU | HRT Cosworth | 1:43.758 |
| 24 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | HRT Cosworth |
