P1: Jenson 1st, Lewis 3rd
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time/Retired | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:40.263 | 21 | |
| 2 | 2 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:40.389 | 0.126 | 26 |
| 3 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:40.403 | 0.140 | 27 |
| 4 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:40.755 | 0.492 | 27 |
| 5 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:40.801 | 0.538 | 25 |
| 6 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:41.260 | 0.997 | 17 |
| 7 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:41.340 | 1.077 | 23 |
| 8 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:42.130 | 1.867 | 26 |
| 9 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:42.151 | 1.888 | 28 |
| 10 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:42.377 | 2.114 | 26 |
| 11 | 18 | Jean-Eric Vergne | STR-Ferrari | 1:42.633 | 2.370 | 26 |
| 12 | 9 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:42.685 | 2.422 | 29 |
| 13 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:43.118 | 2.855 | 13 |
| 14 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1:43.255 | 2.992 | 29 |
| 15 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:43.389 | 3.126 | 24 |
| 16 | 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:44.412 | 4.149 | 28 |
| 17 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:44.484 | 4.221 | 18 |
| 18 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1:44.565 | 4.302 | 27 |
| 19 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 1:44.898 | 4.635 | 25 |
| 20 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT-Cosworth | 1:46.385 | 6.122 | 28 |
| 21 | 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT-Cosworth | 1:46.532 | 6.269 | 27 |
| 22 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:48.024 | 7.761 | 20 |
| 23 | 25 | Robert Wickens | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:48.551 | 8.288 | 23 |
| 24 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | No time | 3 |