Španiel Fernando Alonso spravil v treťom tréningu na VC Monaka chybu vo vjazde do zákruty, monopost oprel o zvodidlá a pokračovať už nemohol. Poškodený je podvozok, do kvalifikácie ani neodštartuje!
Výsledky:
| 1 | Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:14.806 | 26 | |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:14.852 | 0.046 | 22 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1:14.945 | 0.139 | 25 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:15.038 | 0.232 | 25 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:15.046 | 0.240 | 26 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:15.236 | 0.430 | 22 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:15.252 | 0.446 | 20 |
| 8 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:15.537 | 0.731 | 22 |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:15.659 | 0.853 | 14 |
| 10 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:15.682 | 0.876 | 22 |
| 11 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:15.691 | 0.885 | 19 |
| 12 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:15.769 | 0.963 | 27 |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:16.164 | 1.358 | 24 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:16.232 | 1.426 | 21 |
| 15 | Vitalij Petrov | Renault | 1:16.240 | 1.434 | 27 |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:16.266 | 1.460 | 6 |
| 17 | Kamuj Kobajaši | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:16.644 | 1.838 | 26 |
| 18 | Pedro de la Rosa | BMW Sauber-Ferrari | 1:16.696 | 1.890 | 23 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:17.782 | 2.976 | 18 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Cosworth | 1:17.865 | 3.059 | 26 |
| 21 | Lucas Di Grassi | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:18.063 | 3.257 | 25 |
| 22 | Bruno Senna | HRT-Cosworth | 1:19.720 | 4.914 | 25 |
| 23 | Karun Chandhok | HRT-Cosworth | 1:19.781 | 4.975 | 21 |
| 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 3 |
