| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:38.324 | 1:38.015 | 1:37.587 | 18 |
| 2 | 6 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:38.549 | 1:38.041 | 1:37.662 | 21 |
| 3 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:38.697 | 1:38.158 | 1:37.969 | 17 |
| 4 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:38.472 | 1:38.179 | 1:38.075 | 23 |
| 5 | 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.657 | 1:38.046 | 1:38.127 | 22 |
| 6 | 11 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:38.132 | 1:38.062 | 1:38.137 | 18 |
| 7 | 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:38.360 | 1:38.399 | 1:38.210 | 22 |
| 8 | 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:38.843 | 1:38.523 | 1:38.428 | 23 |
| 9 | 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:38.449 | 1:38.326 | 1:38.428 | 23 |
| 10 | 12 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:39.004 | 1:38.552 | 1:38.523 | 21 |
| 11 | 16 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:39.096 | 1:38.586 | 15 | |
| 12 | 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:38.752 | 1:38.627 | 12 | |
| 13 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:39.021 | 1:38.851 | 14 | |
| 14 | 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:38.969 | 1:38.884 | 15 | |
| 15 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:38.994 | 1:39.234 | 19 | |
| 16 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:39.003 | 1:39.264 | 16 | |
| 17 | 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:39.128 | 1:39.458 | 16 | |
| 18 | 23 | Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:39.343 | 9 | ||
| 19 | 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:40.658 | 11 | ||
| 20 | 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:40.882 | 11 | ||
| 21 | 25 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:42.086 | 11 | ||
| 22 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:42.140 | 9 | ||
| 23 | 20 | Karun Chandhok | HRT-Cosworth | 1:42.600 | 9 | ||
| 24 | 21 | Bruno Senna | HRT-Cosworth | 1:42.851 | 10 |
