| Qualifying Session - Saturday | |||||||
| 1 |  | Fernando Alonso |  | Ferrari | 1:22.646 | 1:22.297 | 1:21.962 |
| 2 |  | Jenson Button |  | Mclaren | 1:23.085 | 1:22.354 | 1:22.084 |
| 3 |  | Felipe Massa | | Ferrari | 1:22.421 | 1:22.610 | 1:22.293 |
| 4 |  | Mark Webber |  | Red Bull | 1:23.431 | 1:22.706 | 1:22.433 |
| 5 | | Lewis Hamilton | | McLaren | 1:22.830 | 1:22.394 | 1:22.623 |
| 6 |  | Sebastian Vettel | | Red Bull | 1:23.235 | 1:22.701 | 1:22.675 |
| 7 | | Nico Rosberg |  | Mercedes | 1:23.529 | 1:23.055 | 1:23.027 |
| 8 | | Nico Hulkenberg |  | Williams | 1:23.516 | 1:22.989 | 1:23.037 |
| 9 |  | Robert Kubica |  | Renault | 1:23.234 | 1:22.880 | 1:23.039 |
| 10 | | Rubens Barrichello | | Williams | 1:23.695 | 1:23.142 | 1:23.328 |
| 11 | | Adrian Sutil |  | Force India | 1:23.493 | 1:23.199 | |
| 12 | | Michael Schumacher | | Mercedes | 1:23.840 | 1:23.388 | |
| 13 |  | Kamui Kobayashi |  | BMW Sauber | 1:24.273 | 1:23.659 | |
| 14 |  | Sebastien Buemi |  | Toro Rosso | 1:23.744 | 1:23.681 | |
| 15 |  | Vitaly Petrov | | Renault | 1:24.086 | 1:23.819 | |
| 16 | | Jaime Alguersuari | | Toro Rosso | 1:24.083 | 1:23.919 | |
| 17 | | Pedro de la Rosa | | BMW Sauber | 1:24.442 | 1:24.044 | |
| 18 |  | Jarno Trulli |  | Lotus | 1:25.540 | ||
| 19 |  | Heikki Kovalainen | | Lotus | 1:25.742 | ||
| 20 | | Vitantonio Liuzzi | | Force India | 1:25.774 | ||
| 21 | | Timo Glock |  | Virgin | 1:25.934 | ||
| 22 | | Lucas di Grassi | | Virgin | 1:25.974 | ||
| 23 | | Bruno Senna |  | Hispania | 1:26.847 | ||
| 24 | | Sakon Yamamoto | | Hispania | 1:27.020 | ||
| Monza, Italy | |
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Timo Glock qualified 21st but dropped five grid places due to non-regulation gearbox work. Vitaly Petrov qualified 15th but dropped five grid places after blocking Timo Glock during Q1. | |