He was followed closely in second by Williams’ Nico Rosberg, with Rubens Barrichello in third and World Champion, Lewis Hamilton, languishing in thirteenth.
1 Jenson Button Brawn 1:35.679 2 Nico Rosberg Williams 0:00.025 3 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 0:00.202 4 Mark Webber Red Bull 0:00.426 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 0:00.488 6 Jarno Trulli Toyota 0:00.538 7 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 0:00.698 8 Timo Glock Toyota 0:00.869 9 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 0:00.995 10 Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 0:01.121 11 Adrian Sutil Force India 0:01.150 12 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0:01.168 13 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 0:01.262 14 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 0:01.375 15 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso 0:01.540 16 Nelson Piquet Renault 0:01.594 17 Robert Kubica BMW 0:01.812 18 Nick Heidfeld BMW 0:01.865 19 Fernando Alonso Renault 0:01.959 20 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 0:02.071