Qualifying Session - Saturday 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:16.909 1:17.031 1:17.886 2 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:17.471 1:17.679 1:18.498 3 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:17.301 1:17.364 1:18.735 4 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:17.415 1:17.488 1:18.746 5 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:17.991 1:17.891 1:18.844 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:17.231 1:17.353 1:19.048 7 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:17.287 1:17.684 1:19.089 8 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:18.082 1:17.781 1:19.633 9 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:18.256 1:18.020 1:20.848 10 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:17.582 1:17.523 no time 11 Timo Glock Toyota 1:18.321 1:18.031 12 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1:17.638 1:18.062 13 David Coulthard Red Bull 1:18.168 1:18.238 14 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:18.039 1:18.327 15 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:18.505 1:18.393 16 Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:18.916 17 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:19.108 18 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 1:19.165 19 Jenson Button Honda 1:23.565 20 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso no time

Montréal, Canada Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso) did not participate in qualifying due to damage to his car. Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso) incurs a five-place grid penalty due to a replaced gearbox.