| Qualifying Session - Saturday |
| 1 |  | Sebastian Vettel |  | Red Bull | 1:38.324 | 1:38.015 | 1:37.587 |
| 2 |  | Mark Webber |  | Red Bull | 1:38.549 | 1:38.041 | 1:37.662 |
| 3 |  | Lewis Hamilton |  | McLaren | 1:38.697 | 1:38.158 | 1:37.969 |
| 4 |  | Fernando Alonso |  | Ferrari | 1:38.472 | 1:38.179 | 1:38.075 |
| 5 |  | Felipe Massa |  | Ferrari | 1:38.657 | 1:38.046 | 1:38.127 |
| 6 |  | Robert Kubica |  | Renault | 1:38.132 | 1:38.062 | 1:38.137 |
| 7 |  | Jenson Button |  | Mclaren | 1:38.360 | 1:38.399 | 1:38.210 |
| 8 |  | Nico Hulkenberg |  | Williams | 1:38.843 | 1:38.523 | 1:38.428 |
| 9 |  | Rubens Barrichello |  | Williams | 1:38.449 | 1:38.326 | 1:38.428 |
| 10 |  | Vitaly Petrov |  | Renault | 1:39.004 | 1:38.552 | 1:38.523 |
| 11 |  | Sebastien Buemi |  | Toro Rosso | 1:39.096 | 1:38.586 |
| 12 |  | Nico Rosberg |  | Mercedes | 1:38.752 | 1:38.627 |
| 13 |  | Adrian Sutil |  | Force India | 1:39.021 | 1:38.851 |
| 14 |  | Vitantonio Liuzzi |  | Force India | 1:38.969 | 1:38.884 |
| 15 |  | Michael Schumacher |  | Mercedes | 1:38.994 | 1:39.234 |
| 16 |  | Pedro de la Rosa |  | BMW Sauber | 1:39.003 | 1:39.264 |
| 17 |  | Jaime Alguersuari |  | Toro Rosso | 1:39.128 | 1:39.458 |
| 18 |  | Kamui Kobayashi |  | BMW Sauber | 1:39.343 |
| 19 |  | Jarno Trulli |  | Lotus | 1:40.658 |
| 20 |  | Heikki Kovalainen |  | Lotus | 1:40.882 |
| 21 |  | Lucas di Grassi |  | Virgin | 1:42.086 |
| 22 |  | Timo Glock |  | Virgin | 1:42.140 |
| 23 |  | Karun Chandhok |  | Hispania | 1:42.600 |
| 24 |  | Bruno Senna |  | Hispania | 1:42.851 |
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