Qualifying Session - Saturday 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:37.123 1:36.074 1:35.585 2 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:37.373 1:36.039 1:35.659 3 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:37.144 1:36.287 1:35.766 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:37.113 1:36.197 1:36.062 5 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:37.708 1:36.791 1:36.535 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:37.515 1:36.169 1:36.571 7 Jenson Button Mclaren 1:38.123 1:37.064 1:36.731 8 Robert Kubica Renault 1:37.703 1:37.179 1:36.824 9 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:37.980 1:37.077 1:36.950 10 Rubens Barrichello Williams 1:38.257 1:37.511 1:36.998 11 Nico Hulkenberg Williams 1:38.115 1:37.620 12 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber 1:38.429 1:37.643 13 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:38.171 1:37.715 14 Adrian Sutil Force India 1:38.572 1:37.783 15 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:38.174 1:37.799 16 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1:38.583 1:37.853 17 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso 1:38.621 1:38.594 18 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 1:38.955 19 Jarno Trulli Lotus 1:40.521 20 Timo Glock Virgin 1:40.748 21 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus 1:41.768 22 Lucas di Grassi Virgin 1:42.325 23 Sakon Yamamoto Hispania 1:42.444 24 Bruno Senna Hispania 1:43.283

Yeongam, South Korea Vitaly Petrov qualified 15th, but dropped five grid places for causing a collision at the last round in Japan.