Veľká Británia bola svedkom veľmi tesnej kvalifikácie. Ferrari znateľne stiahlo stratu na Red Bull a postaví sa do druhého radu. Fernando Alosno odštartuje tretí, Massa štvrtý.
Výsledky kvalifikácie:
| Pozícia | Jazdec | Tím | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Strata |
| 1 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:32,670 | 1:31,673 | 1:30,399 | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:32,977 | 1:32,379 | 1:30,431 | 0,032 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32,986 | 1:31,727 | 1:30,516 | 0,117 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32,760 | 1:31,640 | 1:31,124 | 0,725 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:34,230 | 1:32,273 | 1:31,898 | 1,499 |
| 6 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:34,472 | 1:32,569 | 1:31,929 | 1,530 |
| 7 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1:32,702 | 1:32,588 | 1:31,933 | 1,534 |
| 8 | Kamuj Kobajaši | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:34,324 | 1:32,399 | 1:32,128 | 1,729 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:34,186 | 1:32,295 | 1:32,209 | 1,810 |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33,581 | 1:32,505 | 1:32,376 | 1,977 |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:34,454 | 1:32,617 | ||
| 12 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:34,145 | 1:32,624 | ||
| 13 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:34,160 | 1:32,656 | ||
| 14 | Vitalij Petrov | Renault | 1:34,428 | 1:32,734 | ||
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:33,532 | 1:33,119 | ||
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:35,132 | 1:33,805 | ||
| 17 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1:34,923 | 1:34,821 | ||
| 18 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:35,245 | |||
| 19 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:35,749 | |||
| 20 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:36,203 | |||
| 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 1:36,456 | |||
| 22 | Jerome d'Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:37,154 | |||
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT-Cosworth | 1:37,484 | |||
| 24 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT-Cosworth | 1:38,059 | |||
| 107 % čas | 1:39,156 |
