| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.134 | 21 | |
| 2 | 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.672 | 0.538 | 14 |
| 3 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:21.716 | 0.582 | 12 |
| 4 | 6 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:22.011 | 0.877 | 27 |
| 5 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:22.026 | 0.892 | 22 |
| 6 | 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:22.070 | 0.936 | 19 |
| 7 | 11 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:22.202 | 1.068 | 22 |
| 8 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:22.258 | 1.124 | 19 |
| 9 | 12 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:22.397 | 1.263 | 23 |
| 10 | 23 | Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:22.492 | 1.358 | 26 |
| 11 | 16 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:22.588 | 1.454 | 24 |
| 12 | 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:22.975 | 1.841 | 22 |
| 13 | 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:23.030 | 1.896 | 21 |
| 14 | 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:23.110 | 1.976 | 31 |
| 15 | 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:23.284 | 2.15 | 19 |
| 16 | 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:23.312 | 2.178 | 22 |
| 17 | 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:23.471 | 2.337 | 20 |
| 18 | 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:25.329 | 4.195 | 17 |
| 19 | 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:26.244 | 5.11 | 20 |
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:26.340 | 5.206 | 23 |
| 21 | 25 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:26.694 | 5.56 | 24 |
| 22 | 20 | Christian Klien | HRT-Cosworth | 1:27.250 | 6.116 | 26 |
| 23 | 21 | Bruno Senna | HRT-Cosworth | 1:27.752 | 6.618 | 27 |
| 24 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | No time | 3 |
