Qualifying  - 22/08/2009 at 14:00
          	  | P. | Helmet | Driver | Nat. | Team | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Hamilton L. | ENG | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:39.498 | 
| 2 |  | Kovalainen H. | FIN | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:39.532 | 
| 3 |  | Barrichello R. | BRA | Brawn GP F1 Team | 1:39.563 | 
| 4 |  | Vettel S. | GER | Red Bull Racing | 1:39.789 | 
| 5 |  | Button J. | GBR | Brawn GP F1 Team | 1:39.821 | 
| 6 |  | Raikkonen K. | FIN | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | 1:40.144 | 
| 7 |  | Rosberg N. | GER | AT&T Williams F1 Team | 1:40.185 | 
| 8 |  | Alonso F. | SPA | ING Renault F1 Team | 1:40.236 | 
| 9 |  | Webber M. | AUS | Red Bull Racing | 1:40.239 | 
| 10 |  | Kubica R. | POL | BMW Sauber F1 Team | 1:40.512 | 
| 11 |  | Heidfeld N. | GER | BMW Sauber F1 Team | 1:38.826 | 
| 12 |  | Sutil A. | GER | Force India F1 Team | 1:38.846 | 
| 13 |  | Glock T. | GER | Panasonic Toyota Racing | 1:38.991 | 
| 14 |  | Piquet N. | GER | ING Renault F1 Team | 1:39.040 | 
| 15 |  | Buemi S. | SVI | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:39.514 | 
| 16 |  | Fisichella G. | ITA | Force India F1 Team | 1:39.531 | 
| 17 |  | Nakajima K. | GIA | AT&T Williams F1 Team | 1:39.795 | 
| 18 |  | Trulli J. | ITA | Panasonic Toyota Racing | 1:39.807 | 
| 19 |  | Bourdais S. | FRA | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:39.925 | 
| 20 |  | Badoer L. | ITA | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | 1:41.413 |