| Pos | Num | Pilote | Equipe | Temps | Ecart | Tours |
| 1 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:15.164 | | 24 |
| 2 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:15.233 | 0.069 | 29 |
| 3 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:15.278 | 0.114 | 24 |
| 4 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:15.286 | 0.122 | 26 |
| 5 | 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:15.293 | 0.129 | 23 |
| 6 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:15.382 | 0.218 | 25 |
| 7 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:15.389 | 0.225 | 23 |
| 8 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:15.722 | 0.558 | 23 |
| 9 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:15.758 | 0.594 | 23 |
| 10 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:15.985 | 0.821 | 24 |
| 11 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:16.103 | 0.939 | 22 |
| 12 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:16.228 | 1.064 | 20 |
| 13 | 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:16.301 | 1.137 | 23 |
| 14 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:16.317 | 1.153 | 29 |
| 15 | 8 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:16.382 | 1.218 | 27 |
| 16 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:16.432 | 1.268 | 22 |
| 17 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:16.527 | 1.363 | 29 |
| 18 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:16.599 | 1.435 | 26 |
| 19 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:16.661 | 1.497 | 22 |
| 20 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:16.810 | 1.646 | 26 |
