Qualifying  - 17/10/2009 at 19:00
          	  | P. | Helmet | Driver | Nat. | Team | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Barrichello R. | BRA | Brawn GP F1 Team | 1:19.576 | 
| 2 |  | Webber M. | AUS | Red Bull Racing | 1:19.668 | 
| 3 |  | Sutil A. | GER | Force India F1 Team | 1:19.912 | 
| 4 |  | Trulli J. | ITA | Panasonic Toyota Racing | 1:20.097 | 
| 5 |  | Raikkonen K. | FIN | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | 1:20.168 | 
| 6 |  | Buemi S. | SVI | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:20.250 | 
| 7 |  | Rosberg N. | GER | AT&T Williams F1 Team | 1:20.326 | 
| 8 |  | Kubica R. | POL | BMW Sauber F1 Team | 1:20.631 | 
| 9 |  | Nakajima K. | GIA | AT&T Williams F1 Team | 1:20.674 | 
| 10 |  | Alonso F. | SPA | ING Renault F1 Team | 1:21.422 | 
| 11 |  | Kobayashi K. | JAP | Panasonic Toyota Racing | 1:21.960 | 
| 12 |  | Alguersuari J. | SPA | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:22.231 | 
| 13 |  | Grosjean R. | FRA | ING Renault F1 Team | 1:22.477 | 
| 14 |  | Button J. | GBR | Brawn GP F1 Team | 1:22.504 | 
| 15 |  | Liuzzi V. | ITA | Force India F1 Team | 9:99.999 | 
| 16 |  | Vettel S. | GER | Red Bull Racing | 1:25.009 | 
| 17 |  | Kovalainen H. | FIN | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:25.052 | 
| 18 |  | Hamilton L. | ENG | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:25.192 | 
| 19 |  | Heidfeld N. | GER | BMW Sauber F1 Team | 1:25.515 | 
| 20 |  | Fisichella G. | ITA | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | 1:40.703 |