| Pos | No | Förare | Stall | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Varv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 107% Tid 1:45.301 | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:39.116 | 1:37.305 | 1:36.975 | 15 |
| 2 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:39.956 | 1:38.058 | 1:37.163 | 19 |
| 3 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:39.244 | 1:37.727 | 1:37.380 | 13 |
| 4 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:39.725 | 1:37.930 | 1:37.454 | 20 |
| 5 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.413 | 1:38.566 | 1:37.535 | 20 |
| 6 | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:39.453 | 1:37.749 | 1:37.645 | 14 |
| 7 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:39.266 | 1:38.373 | 1:38.231 | 15 |
| 8 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:39.198 | 1:38.365 | 1:38.240 | 18 |
| 9 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault GP | 1:39.877 | 1:38.781 | 17 | |
| 10 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:39.329 | 1:39.034 | 14 | |
| 11 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault GP | 1:39.690 | 1:39.068 | 14 | |
| 12 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:39.852 | 1:39.422 | 16 | |
| 13 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:39.602 | 1:39.489 | 19 | |
| 14 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:40.131 | 1:39.525 | 17 | |
| 15 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:39.690 | 1:39.645 | 10 | |
| 16 | 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 1:39.494 | 1:39.657 | 13 | |
| 17 | 18 | Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:39.679 | 1:39.711 | 8 | |
| 18 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:40.232 | 5 | ||
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Team Lotus | 1:41.664 | 10 | ||
| 20 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Team Lotus | 1:42.234 | 9 | ||
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing | 1:42.553 | 9 | ||
| 22 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 1:43.584 | 10 | ||
| 23 | 25 | Jerome d’Ambrosio | Virgin Racing | 1:43.735 | 6 | ||
| 24 | 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:44.363 | 9 | ||
Resultat från kvalet till Europas Gran Prix – Vettel vägrar ge upp pole
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