| Row 1 | 1. Sebastian Vettel 1’39.394 Red Bull-Renault | |
| 2. Lewis Hamilton 1’39.425 McLaren-Mercedes | ||
| Row 2 | 3. Fernando Alonso 1’39.792 Ferrari | |
| 4. Jenson Button 1’39.823 McLaren-Mercedes | ||
| Row 3 | 5. Mark Webber 1’39.925 Red Bull-Renault | |
| 6. Felipe Massa 1’40.202 Ferrari | ||
| Row 4 | 7. Rubens Barrichello 1’40.203 Williams-Cosworth | |
| 8. Michael Schumacher 1’40.516 Mercedes | ||
| Row 5 | 9. Nico Rosberg 1’40.589 Mercedes | |
| 10. Vitaly Petrov 1’40.901 Renault | ||
| Row 6 | 11. Robert Kubica 1’40.780 Renault | |
| 12. Kamui Kobayashi 1’40.783 Sauber-Ferrari | ||
| Row 7 | 13. Adrian Sutil 1’40.914 Force India-Mercedes | |
| 14. Nick Heidfeld 1’41.113 Sauber-Ferrari | ||
| Row 8 | 15. Nico Hülkenberg 1’41.418 Williams-Cosworth | |
| 16. Vitantonio Liuzzi 1’41.642 Force India-Mercedes | ||
| Row 9 | 17. Jaime Alguersuari 1’41.738 Toro Rosso-Ferrari | |
| 18. Sebastien Buemi 1’41.824 Toro Rosso-Ferrari | ||
| Row 10 | 19. Jarno Trulli 1’43.516 Lotus-Cosworth | |
| 20. Heikki Kovalainen 1’43.712 Lotus-Cosworth | ||
| Row 11 | 21. Timo Glock 1’44.095 Virgin-Cosworth | |
| 22. Lucas di Grassi 1’44.510 Virgin-Cosworth | ||
| Row 12 | 23. Bruno Senna 1’45.085 HRT-Cosworth | |
| 24. Christian Klien 1’45.296 HRT-Cosworth |
QUALIFYING SESSION AND GRID POSITIONS ( Abu Dhabi )
