| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:46.660 | 29 | |
| 2 | 6 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:47.287 | 0.627 | 27 |
| 3 | 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:47.690 | 1.03 | 28 |
| 4 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:47.718 | 1.058 | 20 |
| 5 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:47.818 | 1.158 | 28 |
| 6 | 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:48.302 | 1.642 | 31 |
| 7 | 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:48.341 | 1.681 | 28 |
| 8 | 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:48.679 | 2.019 | 26 |
| 9 | 11 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:48.855 | 2.195 | 15 |
| 10 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:48.889 | 2.229 | 31 |
| 11 | 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:49.153 | 2.493 | 32 |
| 12 | 23 | Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:49.438 | 2.778 | 30 |
| 13 | 22 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:49.558 | 2.898 | 26 |
| 14 | 12 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:49.608 | 2.948 | 30 |
| 15 | 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:49.896 | 3.236 | 28 |
| 16 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:49.984 | 3.324 | 11 |
| 17 | 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:50.191 | 3.531 | 31 |
| 18 | 16 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:50.896 | 4.236 | 35 |
| 19 | 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:51.878 | 5.218 | 30 |
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:52.150 | 5.49 | 22 |
| 21 | 25 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:53.431 | 6.771 | 25 |
| 22 | 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:53.526 | 6.866 | 27 |
| 23 | 21 | Bruno Senna | HRT-Cosworth | 1:54.725 | 8.065 | 27 |
| 24 | 20 | Christian Klien | HRT-Cosworth | 1:55.542 | 8.882 | 25 |
