02/10/2009
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:40.356 | 129.442 mph |
| 2 | Nakajima | Williams | 1:40.648 | 0.292 |
| 3 | Sutil | Force India | 1:40.806 | 0.450 |
| 4 | Fisichella | Ferrari | 1:40.985 | 0.629 |
| 5 | Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:41.421 | 1.065 |
| 6 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:41.443 | 1.087 |
| 7 | Alonso | Renault | 1:41.532 | 1.176 |
| 8 | Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:41.577 | 1.221 |
| 9 | Barrichello | Brawn GP | 1:41.821 | 1.465 |
| 10 | Rosberg | Williams | 1:42.188 | 1.832 |
| 11 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:42.332 | 1.976 |
| 12 | Liuzzi | Force India | 1:42.475 | 2.119 |
| 13 | Trulli | Toyota | 1:42.657 | 2.301 |
| 14 | Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:42.667 | 2.311 |
| 15 | Kubica | BMW | 1:42.833 | 2.477 |
| 16 | Heidfeld | BMW | 1:42.977 | 2.621 |
| 17 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:43.218 | 2.862 |
| 18 | Button | Brawn GP | 1:43.318 | 2.962 |
| 19 | Kobayashi | Toyota | 1:43.407 | 3.051 |
| 20 | Grosjean | Renault | 1:43.572 | 3.216 |