Víťazom kvalifikácie na VC Nemecka na Nurburgringu sa stal Austrálčan Mark Webber na Red Bulle. Druhý odštartuje Hamilton, Alonso sa postaví na 4. miesto na štarte.
Výsledky:
| P. | Jezdec | Tým | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Ztráta |
| 1 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:33,096 | 1:31,311 | 1:30,079 | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:32,934 | 1:30,998 | 1:30,134 | 0,055 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:32,973 | 1:31,017 | 1:30,216 | 0,137 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32,916 | 1:31,150 | 1:30,442 | 0,363 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:31,826 | 1:31,582 | 1:30,910 | 0,831 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:32,785 | 1:31,343 | 1:31,263 | 1,184 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33,224 | 1:31,532 | 1:31,288 | 1,209 |
| 8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:32,286 | 1:31,809 | 1:32,010 | 1,931 |
| 9 | Vitalij Petrov | Renault | 1:33,187 | 1:31,985 | 1:32,187 | 2,108 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:32,603 | 1:32,180 | 1:32,482 | 2,403 |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:32,505 | 1:32,215 | ||
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:32,651 | 1:32,560 | ||
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1:33,003 | 1:32,635 | ||
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:33,664 | 1:33,043 | ||
| 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:33,295 | 1:33,176 | ||
| 16 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:33,635 | 1:33,546 | ||
| 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:33,658 | 1:33,698 | ||
| 18 | Kamuj Kobajaši | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:33,786 | |||
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1:35,599 | |||
| 20 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:36,400 | |||
| 21 | Karun Čandhok | Lotus-Renault | 1:36,422 | |||
| 22 | Jerome d'Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:36,641 | |||
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT-Cosworth | 1:37,011 | |||
| 24 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT-Cosworth | 1:37,036 | |||
| Q1 107 % | 1:38,253 |
