26/03/2010
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:25.801 | 138.259 mph |
| 2 | Button | McLaren | 1:26.076 | 0.275 |
| 3 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:26.248 | 0.447 |
| 4 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:26.511 | 0.710 |
| 5 | Petrov | Renault | 1:26.732 | 0.931 |
| 6 | Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:26.832 | 1.031 |
| 7 | Sutil | Force India | 1:26.834 | 1.033 |
| 8 | Liuzzi | Force India | 1:26.835 | 1.034 |
| 9 | Barrichello | Williams | 1:26.904 | 1.103 |
| 10 | Kubica | Renault | 1:26.927 | 1.126 |
| 11 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:26.956 | 1.155 |
| 12 | de la Rosa | Sauber | 1:27.108 | 1.307 |
| 13 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:27.455 | 1.654 |
| 14 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.511 | 1.710 |
| 15 | Hulkenberg | Williams | 1:27.545 | 1.744 |
| 16 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:27.686 | 1.885 |
| 17 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:27.747 | 1.946 |
| 18 | di Resta | Force India | 1:28.537 | 2.736 |
| 19 | Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:28.572 | 2.771 |
| 20 | Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:29.860 | 4.059 |
| 21 | Trulli | Lotus | 1:30.695 | 4.894 |
| 22 | Glock | Virgin | 1:32.117 | 6.316 |
| 23 | di Grassi | Virgin | 1:32.831 | 7.030 |
| 24 | Senna | HRT | 1:33.401 | 7.600 |
| 25 | Chandhok | HRT | 1:34.251 | 8.450 |