În urma calificaărilor desfăşurate în Malaesia clasamentul arată astfel:
1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault
2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
3 Mark Webber RBR-Renault
4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes
5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari
6 Nick Heidfeld Renault
7 Felipe Massa Ferrari
8 Vitaly Petrov Renault
9 Nico Rosberg Mercedes
10 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari
11 Michael Schumacher Mercedes
12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari
13 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari
14 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes
15 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth
16 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari
17 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes
18 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth
19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault
20 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault
21 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth
22 Jerome d’Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth
23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth
24 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth
Sursa: Formula1.com