The day started cloudy and the track was initially damp but the tarmac soon dried out and the sun came out shortly before lunch.
| Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Car |
Time |
Behind |
Laps |
| 1. |
K. Räikkönen |
Ferrari |
F60 |
1:20.314 |
+0.000 |
55 |
| 2. |
K. Nakajima |
Williams |
FW31 |
1:20.907 |
+0.593 |
61 |
| 3. |
R. Barrichello |
Brawn GP |
BGP 001 |
1:20.966 |
+0.652 |
106 |
| 4. |
J. Trulli |
Toyota |
TF109 |
1:21.182 |
+0.868 |
110 |
| 5. |
M. Webber |
Red Bull Racing |
RB5 |
1:21.347 |
+1.033 |
62 |
| 6. |
N. Heidfeld |
BMW Sauber |
F1.09 |
1:21.615 |
+1.301 |
116 |
| 7. |
A. Sutil |
Force India |
VJM-02 |
1:21.834 |
+1.520 |
76 |
| 8. |
F. Alonso |
Renault |
R29 |
1:21.937 |
+1.623 |
106 |
| 9. |
H. Kovalainen |
McLaren |
MP4-24 |
1:21.991 |
+1.677 |
75 |
| 10. |
S. Bourdais |
Toro Rosso |
STR4 |
1:23.039 |
+2.725 |
14 |