În urma calificărilor desfăşurate pe circuitul de Formula 1 de la Monaco pilotul Sebastian Vettel va pleca din pole position, fiind urmat de către Jenson Butoon şi Mark Webber.
| Pozitia | Pilotul | Echipa | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:15.606 | 1:14.277 | 1:13.556 | 18 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:15.397 | 1:14.545 | 1:13.997 | 18 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:16.087 | 1:14.742 | 1:14.019 | 24 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:16.051 | 1:14.569 | 1:14.483 | 22 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:16.092 | 1:14.981 | 1:14.682 | 29 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:16.309 | 1:14.648 |
1:14.877 |
25 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren-Mercedes |
1:15.207 |
1:14.275 |
1:15.280 |
15 |
|
8 |
Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes |
1:15.858 |
1:14.741 |
1:15.766 |
26 |
|
9 |
Pastor Maldonado |
Williams-Cosworth |
1:15.819 |
1:15.545 |
1:16.528 |
23 |
|
10 |
Sergio Perez |
Sauber-Ferrari |
1:15.918 |
1:15.482 |
– |
23 |
|
11 |
Vitaly Petrov |
Renault |
1:16.378 |
1:15.815 |
21 |
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12 |
Rubens Barrichello |
Williams-Cosworth |
1:16.616 |
1:15.826 |
20 |
|
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13 |
Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber-Ferrari |
1:16.513 |
1:15.973 |
20 |
|
|
14 |
Paul di Resta |
Force India-Mercedes |
1:16.813 |
1:16.118 |
22 |
|
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15 |
Adrian Sutil |
Force India-Mercedes |
1:16.600 |
1:16.121 |
19 |
|
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16 |
Nick Heidfeld |
Renault |
1:16.681 |
1:16.214 |
22 |
|
|
17 |
Sebastien Buemi |
STR-Ferrari |
1:16.358 |
1:16.300 |
17 |
|
|
18 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
Lotus-Renault |
1:17.343 |
10 |
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19 |
Jarno Trulli |
Lotus-Renault |
1:17.381 |
9 |
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20 |
Jaime Alguersuari |
STR-Ferrari |
1:17.820 |
9 |
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|
21 |
Timo Glock |
Virgin-Cosworth |
1:17.914 |
12 |
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|
22 |
Jerome d’Ambrosio |
Virgin-Cosworth |
1:18.736 |
11 |
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|
23 |
Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT-Cosworth |
– |
0 |
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|
24 |
Vitantonio Liuzzi |
HRT-Cosworth |
– |
0 |
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