Shanghai International Circuit, China · Sun 19 Apr · 07:00 UTC
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | 1:57:43.485 | 10 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 3 | +10.970 | 8 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 5 | +44.975 | 6 |
| 4 |
| Brawn |
| 4 |
| +1:03.704 |
| 5 |
| 5 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 12 | +1:05.102 | 4 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 9 | +1:11.866 | 3 |
| 7 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 19 | +1:14.476 | 2 |
| 8 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 10 | +1:16.439 | 1 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 2 | +1:24.309 |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 8 | +1:31.750 |
| 11 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 15 | +1:34.156 |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 11 | +1:35.834 |
| 13 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 17 | +1:46.853 |
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 20 | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 7 | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 16 | +2 Laps |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 18 | Spun off |
| — | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 14 | Retired |
| — | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 13 | Electronics |
| — | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 6 | Collision |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:36.565 | 1:35.130 | 1:36.184 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:36.443 | 1:35.803 | 1:36.381 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:35.751 | 1:35.173 | 1:36.466 |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1:35.701 | 1:35.503 | 1:36.493 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | Brawn | 1:35.533 | 1:35.556 | 1:36.532 |
| 6 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:36.308 | 1:35.645 | 1:36.835 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:35.941 | 1:35.809 | 1:37.397 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:36.137 | 1:35.856 | 1:38.089 |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:35.776 | 1:35.740 | 1:38.595 |
| 10 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:36.284 | 1:35.965 | 1:39.321 |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:36.525 | 1:35.975 | — |
| 12 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:36.646 | 1:36.032 | — |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.178 | 1:36.033 | — |
| 14 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:36.364 | 1:36.066 | — |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:36.673 | 1:36.193 | — |
| 16 | Sébastien Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:36.906 | — | — |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1:36.908 | — | — |
| 18 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:36.966 | — | — |
| 19 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:37.669 | — | — |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:37.672 | — | — |
