| Pos | No | Förare | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Varv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:37.123 | 1:36.074 | 1:35.585 | 19 |
| 2 | 6 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:37.373 | 1:36.039 | 1:35.659 | 21 |
| 3 | 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:37.144 | 1:36.287 | 1:35.766 | 23 |
| 4 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:37.113 | 1:36.197 | 1:36.062 | 20 |
| 5 | 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:37.708 | 1:36.791 | 1:36.535 | 18 |
| 6 | 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:37.515 | 1:36.169 | 1:36.571 | 18 |
| 7 | 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:38.123 | 1:37.064 | 1:36.731 | 21 |
| 8 | 11 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:37.703 | 1:37.179 | 1:36.824 | 21 |
| 9 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:37.980 | 1:37.077 | 1:36.950 | 22 |
| 10 | 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:38.257 | 1:37.511 | 1:36.998 | 25 |
| 11 | 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:38.115 | 1:37.620 | 18 | |
| 12 | 23 | Kamui Kobayashi | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:38.429 | 1:37.643 | 15 | |
| 13 | 22 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:38.171 | 1:37.715 | 16 | |
| 14 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:38.572 | 1:37.783 | 18 | |
| 15 | 12 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:38.174 | 1:37.799 | 18 | |
| 16 | 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:38.583 | 1:37.853 | 18 | |
| 17 | 16 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:38.621 | 1:38.594 | 16 | |
| 18 | 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:38.955 | 10 | ||
| 19 | 18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:40.521 | 10 | ||
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:40.748 | 8 | ||
| 21 | 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:41.768 | 9 | ||
| 22 | 25 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:42.325 | 10 | ||
| 23 | 20 | Sakon Yamamoto | HRT-Cosworth | 1:42.444 | 10 |