Today, Nick Heidfel takes the lead in his Renault debut! Renault say that even though they wish Kubica was in the car, that they are very happy with the speed of Nick.
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
| 01 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:20.361 |
| 02 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:20.493 |
| 03 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:21.054 |
| 04 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:21.099 |
| 05 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:21.242 |
| 06 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:21.574 |
| 07 | Sebastian Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:21.681 |
| 08 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:21.711 |
| 09 | Rubens Barichello | Williams | 1:22.227 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:22.945 |
| 11 | Jerome d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:25.471 |
