27/08/2010
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:49.032 | 143.700 mph |
| 2 | Sutil | Force India | 1:49.157 | 0.125 |
| 3 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:49.248 | 0.216 |
| 4 | Kubica | Renault | 1:49.282 | 0.250 |
| 5 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:49.588 | 0.556 |
| 6 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:49.689 | 0.657 |
| 7 | Button | McLaren | 1:49.755 | 0.723 |
| 8 | de la Rosa | Sauber | 1:50.081 | 1.049 |
| 9 | Barrichello | Williams | 1:50.128 | 1.096 |
| 10 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:50.200 | 1.168 |
| 11 | Petrov | Renault | 1:50.251 | 1.219 |
| 12 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:50.341 | 1.309 |
| 13 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:50.382 | 1.350 |
| 14 | Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:50.682 | 1.650 |
| 15 | Hulkenberg | Williams | 1:50.831 | 1.799 |
| 16 | Liuzzi | Force India | 1:51.520 | 2.488 |
| 17 | Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:51.523 | 2.491 |
| 18 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:51.636 | 2.604 |
| 19 | Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:53.480 | 4.448 |
| 20 | Trulli | Lotus | 1:53.639 | 4.607 |
| 21 | di Grassi | Virgin | 1:54.325 | 5.293 |
| 22 | Senna | Hispania | 1:55.751 | 6.719 |
| 23 | Yamamoto | Hispania | 1:56.039 | 7.007 |
| 24 | Glock | Virgin | 2:03.179 | 14.147 |