Shanghai International Circuit, China · Sun 19 Oct · 07:00 UTC
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis HamiltonFL | McLaren | 1 | 1:31:57.403 | 10 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 3 | +14.925 | 8 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 |
| +16.445 |
| 6 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 4 | +18.370 | 5 |
| 5 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 9 | +28.923 | 4 |
| 6 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 11 | +33.219 | 3 |
| 7 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 12 | +41.722 | 2 |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 10 | +56.645 | 1 |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 6 | +1:04.339 |
| 10 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 15 | +1:14.842 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 13 | +1:25.061 |
| 12 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 17 | +1:30.847 |
| 13 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 8 | +1:31.457 |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 16 | +1:32.422 |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 14 | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Jenson Button | Honda | 18 | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 20 | +1 Lap |
| — | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 5 | Hydraulics |
| — | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 19 | Engine |
| — | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 7 | Collision |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:35.566 | 1:34.947 | 1:36.303 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:35.983 | 1:35.355 | 1:36.645 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:35.971 | 1:35.135 | 1:36.889 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:35.769 | 1:35.461 | 1:36.927 |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:35.623 | 1:35.216 | 1:36.930 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:36.238 | 1:35.686 | 1:37.083 |
| 7 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:36.224 | 1:35.403 | 1:37.201 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:35.752 | 1:35.386 | 1:37.685 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:36.104 | 1:35.715 | 1:37.934 |
| 10 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:36.239 | 1:35.478 | 1:38.885 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:36.029 | 1:35.722 | — |
| 12 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:36.503 | 1:35.814 | — |
| 13 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:36.210 | 1:35.937 | — |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:36.640 | 1:36.079 | — |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:36.434 | 1:36.210 | — |
| 16 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:36.731 | — | — |
| 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:36.863 | — | — |
| 18 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:37.053 | — | — |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:37.730 | — | — |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:37.739 | — | — |
