| Qualifying Session - Saturday |
| 1 |  | Sebastian Vettel |  | Red Bull | 1:40.318 | 1:39.874 | 1:39.394 |
| 2 |  | Lewis Hamilton |  | McLaren | 1:40.335 | 1:40.119 | 1:39.425 |
| 3 |  | Fernando Alonso |  | Ferrari | 1:40.170 | 1:40.311 | 1:39.792 |
| 4 |  | Jenson Button |  | Mclaren | 1:40.877 | 1:40.014 | 1:39.823 |
| 5 |  | Mark Webber |  | Red Bull | 1:40.690 | 1:40.074 | 1:39.925 |
| 6 |  | Felipe Massa |  | Ferrari | 1:40.942 | 1:40.323 | 1:40.202 |
| 7 |  | Rubens Barrichello |  | Williams | 1:40.904 | 1:40.476 | 1:40.203 |
| 8 |  | Michael Schumacher |  | Mercedes | 1:41.222 | 1:40.452 | 1:40.516 |
| 9 |  | Nico Rosberg |  | Mercedes | 1:40.231 | 1:40.060 | 1:40.589 |
| 10 |  | Vitaly Petrov |  | Renault | 1:41.018 | 1:40.658 | 1:40.901 |
| 11 |  | Robert Kubica |  | Renault | 1:41.336 | 1:40.780 |
| 12 |  | Kamui Kobayashi |  | BMW Sauber | 1:41.045 | 1:40.783 |
| 13 |  | Adrian Sutil |  | Force India | 1:41.473 | 1:40.914 |
| 14 |  | Nick Heidfeld |  | BMW Sauber | 1:41.409 | 1:41.113 |
| 15 |  | Nico Hulkenberg |  | Williams | 1:41.015 | 1:41.418 |
| 16 |  | Vitantonio Liuzzi |  | Force India | 1:41.681 | 1:41.642 |
| 17 |  | Jaime Alguersuari |  | Toro Rosso | 1:41.707 | 1:41.738 |
| 18 |  | Sebastien Buemi |  | Toro Rosso | 1:41.824 |
| 19 |  | Jarno Trulli |  | Lotus | 1:43.516 |
| 20 |  | Heikki Kovalainen |  | Lotus | 1:43.712 |
| 21 |  | Timo Glock |  | Virgin | 1:44.095 |
| 22 |  | Lucas di Grassi |  | Virgin | 1:44.510 |
| 23 |  | Bruno Senna |  | Hispania | 1:45.085 |
| 24 |  | Christian Klien |  | Hispania | 1:45.296 |
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