Qualifying Session - Saturday 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:35.566 1:34.947 1:36.303 2 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:35.983 1:35.355 1:36.645 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:35.971 1:35.135 1:36.889 4 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:35.769 1:35.461 1:36.927 5 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1:35.623 1:35.216 1:36.930 6 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:36.238 1:35.686 1:37.083 7 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:36.224 1:35.403 1:37.201 8 Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso 1:35.752 1:35.386 1:37.685 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:36.104 1:35.715 1:37.934 10 Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:36.239 1:35.478 1:38.885 11 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:36.029 1:35.722 12 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:36.503 1:35.814 13 Timo Glock Toyota 1:36.210 1:35.937 14 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:36.640 1:36.079 15 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:36.434 1:36.210 16 David Coulthard Red Bull 1:36.731 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1:36.863 18 Jenson Button Honda 1:37.053 19 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:37.730 20 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 1:37.739

Shanghai, China Mark Webber (Red Bull) will drop ten places on the grid following an engine change. Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) will drop three places on the Shanghai grid as penalty for impeding David Coulthard (Red Bull) during qualifying.