11/09/2010
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:22.498 | 157.082 mph |
| 2 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:22.545 | 0.047 |
| 3 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:22.644 | 0.146 |
| 4 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:22.648 | 0.150 |
| 5 | Button | McLaren | 1:22.724 | 0.226 |
| 6 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:22.946 | 0.448 |
| 7 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:23.082 | 0.584 |
| 8 | Hulkenberg | Williams | 1:23.129 | 0.631 |
| 9 | Kubica | Renault | 1:23.209 | 0.711 |
| 10 | Sutil | Force India | 1:23.303 | 0.805 |
| 11 | Barrichello | Williams | 1:23.450 | 0.952 |
| 12 | Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:23.673 | 1.175 |
| 13 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:23.896 | 1.398 |
| 14 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:23.908 | 1.410 |
| 15 | Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:23.909 | 1.411 |
| 16 | Petrov | Renault | 1:23.967 | 1.469 |
| 17 | de la Rosa | Sauber | 1:24.191 | 1.693 |
| 18 | Trulli | Lotus | 1:24.439 | 1.941 |
| 19 | Liuzzi | Force India | 1:25.788 | 3.290 |
| 20 | Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:25.925 | 3.427 |
| 21 | Glock | Virgin | 1:26.434 | 3.936 |
| 22 | di Grassi | Virgin | 1:26.682 | 4.184 |
| 23 | Senna | Hispania | 1:27.471 | 4.973 |
| 24 | Yamamoto | Hispania | 1:28.730 | 6.232 |