În urma calificărilor desfăşurate pe circuitul Nurburgring Mark Webber va pleca din pole position, fiind al doilea pole positotion consecutiv obţinut.
Mark Webber este urmat în grila de start de către Lewis Hamilton şi Sebastian Vettel.
| Poz | Pilotul | Echipa | Tururi |
| 1 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 18 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 15 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 16 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 16 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 19 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 22 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 14 |
| 8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 18 |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 16 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 18 |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 16 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 15 |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 13 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 18 |
| 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 14 |
| 16 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 11 |
| 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 11 |
| 18 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 5 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 9 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 12 |
| 21 | Karun Chandhok | Lotus-Renault | 11 |
| 22 | Jerome d’Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 12 |
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT-Cosworth | 11 |
| 24 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT-Cosworth | 11 |
Sursa: Formula1.com
