| pos | name | nat. | constructor/engine | time * | session | diff [s] | diff [%] |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton (1) | GB |  | McLaren/Mercedes | 1'39.498 | 3 | --- | --- |
| 2 | Heikki Kovalainen (2) | FIN |  | McLaren/Mercedes | 1'39.532 | 3 | 0.034 | 0.034 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello (23) | BR |  | Brawn/Mercedes | 1'39.563 | 3 | 0.065 | 0.065 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel (15) | D |  | Red Bull/Renault | 1'39.789 | 3 | 0.291 | 0.292 |
| 5 | Jenson Button (22) | GB |  | Brawn/Mercedes | 1'39.821 | 3 | 0.323 | 0.325 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen (4) | FIN |  | Ferrari | 1'40.144 | 3 | 0.646 | 0.649 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg (16) | D |  | Williams/Toyota | 1'40.185 | 3 | 0.687 | 0.690 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso (7) | E |  | Renault | 1'40.236 | 3 | 0.738 | 0.742 |
| 9 | Mark Webber (14) | AUS |  | Red Bull/Renault | 1'40.239 | 3 | 0.741 | 0.745 |
| 10 | Robert Kubica (5) | PL |  | BMW Sauber/BMW | 1'40.512 | 3 | 1.014 | 1.019 |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld (6) | D |  | BMW Sauber/BMW | 1'38.871 | 2 | -0.627 | 0.630 |
| 12 | Adrian Sutil (20) | D |  | Force India/Mercedes | 1'38.846 | 2 | -0.652 | 0.655 |
| 13 | Timo Glock (10) | D |  | Toyota | 1'38.991 | 2 | -0.507 | 0.510 |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean (8) | F |  | Renault | 1'39.013 | 2 | -0.485 | 0.487 |
| 15 | Sébastien Buemi (12) | CH |  | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1'39.514 | 2 | 0.016 | 0.016 |
| 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella (21) | I |  | Force India/Mercedes | 1'39.531 | 1 | 0.033 | 0.033 |
| 17 | Kazuki Nakajima (17) | J |  | Williams/Toyota | 1'39.795 | 1 | 0.297 | 0.298 |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli (9) | I |  | Toyota | 1'39.807 | 1 | 0.309 | 0.311 |
| 19 | Jaime Alguersuari (11) | E |  | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1'39.925 | 1 | 0.427 | 0.429 |
| 20 | Luca Badoer (3) | I |  | Ferrari | 1'41.413 | 1 | 1.915 | 1.925 |
| legend |
| session 1 |
20 minutes with all cars, knock-out positions 16-20. Cars may run with low fuel. |
| session 2 |
15 minutes with remaining 15 cars, knock-out positions 11-15. Cars may run with low fuel. |
| session 3 |
10 minutes with remaining 10 cars, fight out qualify positions 1-10.
Cars must run with race fuel level and refill used fuel from qualify before race. |
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