10/10/2010
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:30.785 | 143.088 mph |
| 2 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:30.853 | 0.068 |
| 3 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:31.169 | 0.384 |
| 4 | Kubica | Renault | 1:31.231 | 0.446 |
| 5 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:31.352 | 0.567 |
| 6 | Button | McLaren | 1:31.378 | 0.593 |
| 7 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:31.494 | 0.709 |
| 8 | Barrichello | Williams | 1:31.535 | 0.750 |
| 9 | Hulkenberg | Williams | 1:31.559 | 0.774 |
| 10 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:31.846 | 1.061 |
| 11 | Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:32.187 | |
| 12 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.321 | |
| 13 | Petrov | Renault | 1:32.422 | |
| 14 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:32.427 | |
| 15 | Sutil | Force India | 1:32.659 | |
| 16 | Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:33.071 | |
| 17 | Liuzzi | Force India | 1:33.154 | |
| 18 | Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:33.568 | |
| 19 | Trulli | Lotus | 1:35.346 | |
| 20 | Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:35.464 | |
| 21 | di Grassi | Virgin | 1:36.265 | |
| 22 | Glock | Virgin | 1:36.332 | |
| 23 | Senna | Hispania | 1:37.270 | |
| 24 | Yamamoto | Hispania | 1:37.365 |