| Pos | Num | Pilote | Equipe | Temps | Ecart | Tours |
| 1 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:28.841 | | 37 |
| 2 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:28.847 | 0.006 | 35 |
| 3 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:29.056 | 0.215 | 35 |
| 4 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:29.091 | 0.250 | 37 |
| 5 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:29.202 | 0.361 | 4 |
| 6 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:29.207 | 0.366 | 41 |
| 7 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:29.257 | 0.416 | 40 |
| 8 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:29.305 | 0.464 | 35 |
| 9 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:29.383 | 0.542 | 39 |
| 10 | 8 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 1:29.401 | 0.560 | 38 |
| 11 | 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:29.416 | 0.575 | 38 |
| 12 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:29.430 | 0.589 | 33 |
| 13 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:29.435 | 0.594 | 31 |
| 14 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:29.518 | 0.677 | 40 |
| 15 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:29.520 | 0.679 | 33 |
| 16 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:29.550 | 0.709 | 40 |
| 17 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:30.081 | 1.240 | 33 |
| 18 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:30.091 | 1.250 | 38 |
| 19 | 11 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 1:30.295 | 1.454 | 39 |
| 20 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:30.629 | 1.788 | 37 |
