Shanghai International Circuit, China · Sun 18 Apr · 06:00 UTC
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 5 | 1:46:42.163 | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis HamiltonFL | McLaren | 6 | +1.530 | 18 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 4 | +9.484 | 15 |
| 4 |
| Ferrari |
| 3 |
| +11.869 |
| 12 |
| 5 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 8 | +22.213 | 10 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1 | +33.310 | 8 |
| 7 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 14 | +47.600 | 6 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 2 | +52.172 | 4 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 7 | +57.796 | 2 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 9 | +1:01.749 | 1 |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 10 | +1:02.874 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 11 | +1:03.665 |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 12 | +1:11.416 |
| 14 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 21 | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams | 16 | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 23 | +2 Laps |
| 17 | Karun Chandhok | HRT | 24 | +4 Laps |
| — | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 20 | Hydraulics |
| — | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 22 | Clutch |
| — | Pedro de la Rosa | Sauber | 17 | Technical |
| — | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 13 | Accident |
| — | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 15 | Accident |
| — | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 18 | Accident |
| — | Timo Glock | Virgin | 19 | Engine |
