| pos | name | nat. | constructor/engine | time * | session | diff [s] | diff [%] |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton (1) | GB |  | McLaren/Mercedes | 1'24.066 | 3 | --- | --- |
| 2 | Adrian Sutil (20) | D |  | Force India/Mercedes | 1'24.261 | 3 | 0.195 | 0.232 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen (4) | FIN |  | Ferrari | 1'24.523 | 3 | 0.457 | 0.544 |
| 4 | Heikki Kovalainen (2) | FIN |  | McLaren/Mercedes | 1'24.845 | 3 | 0.779 | 0.927 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello (23) | BR |  | Brawn/Mercedes | 1'25.015 | 3 | 0.949 | 1.129 |
| 6 | Jenson Button (22) | GB |  | Brawn/Mercedes | 1'25.030 | 3 | 0.964 | 1.147 |
| 7 | Vitantonio Liuzzi (21) | I |  | Force India/Mercedes | 1'25.043 | 3 | 0.977 | 1.162 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso (7) | E |  | Renault | 1'25.072 | 3 | 1.006 | 1.197 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel (15) | D |  | Red Bull/Renault | 1'25.180 | 3 | 1.114 | 1.325 |
| 10 | Mark Webber (14) | AUS |  | Red Bull/Renault | 1'25.314 | 3 | 1.248 | 1.485 |
| 11 | Jarno Trulli (9) | I |  | Toyota | 1'23.611 | 2 | -0.455 | 0.541 |
| 12 | Romain Grosjean (8) | F |  | Renault | 1'23.728 | 2 | -0.338 | 0.402 |
| 13 | Robert Kubica (5) | PL |  | BMW Sauber/BMW | 1'23.866 | 2 | -0.200 | 0.238 |
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella (3) | I |  | Ferrari | 1'23.901 | 2 | -0.165 | 0.196 |
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld (6) | D |  | BMW Sauber/BMW | 1'24.275 | 2 | 0.209 | 0.249 |
| 16 | Timo Glock (10) | D |  | Toyota | 1'24.036 | 1 | -0.030 | 0.036 |
| 17 | Kazuki Nakajima (17) | J |  | Williams/Toyota | 1'24.074 | 1 | 0.008 | 0.010 |
| 18 | Nico Rosberg (16) | D |  | Williams/Toyota | 1'24.121 | 1 | 0.055 | 0.065 |
| 19 | Sébastien Buemi (12) | CH |  | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1'24.220 | 1 | 0.154 | 0.183 |
| 20 | Jaime Alguersuari (11) | E |  | Toro Rosso/Ferrari | 1'24.951 | 1 | 0.885 | 1.053 |
| 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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