Manche 18 — chronos Q1, Q2 et Q3 - 2010-11-07
Nico Hülkenberg (Williams) a signé la pole position du Brazilian Grand Prix 2010 en 1:14.470.
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) complète la première ligne à 1.049s de la pole, avec Mark Webber (Red Bull) troisième sur la grille. Vitaly Petrov (Renault) entrait en Q3 en P10, tandis que Jenson Button (McLaren) a manqué la coupure pour 1.632s.
La Q3 s'est jouée dans un mouchoir de 3.186s — de la pole à la P10 — Vitaly Petrov (Renault) bouclant le top 10.
| Pos | Pilote | Écurie | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Écart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Williams | 1:20.050 | 1:19.144 | 1:14.470 | 1:14.470 |
| 2 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:19.160 | 1:18.691 | 1:15.519 | +1.049 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:19.025 | 1:18.516 | 1:15.637 | +1.167 |
| 4 |
| 44Lewis Hamilton |
| McLaren |
| 1:19.931 |
| 1:18.921 |
| 1:15.747 |
| +1.277 |
| 5 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:18.987 | 1:19.010 | 1:15.989 | +1.519 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:19.799 | 1:18.925 | 1:16.203 | +1.733 |
| 7 | 88Robert Kubica | Renault | 1:19.249 | 1:18.877 | 1:16.552 | +2.082 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:19.879 | 1:18.923 | 1:16.925 | +2.455 |
| 9 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:19.778 | 1:19.200 | 1:17.101 | +2.631 |
| 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:20.189 | 1:19.153 | 1:17.656 | +3.186 |
| 11 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:19.905 | 1:19.288 | — | +4.818 |
| 12 | 10Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:19.741 | 1:19.385 | — | +4.915 |
| 13 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:20.153 | 1:19.486 | — | +5.016 |
| 14 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:20.158 | 1:19.581 | — | +5.111 |
| 15 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:20.096 | 1:19.847 | — | +5.377 |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber | 1:20.174 | 1:19.899 | — | +5.429 |
| 17 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India | 1:20.592 | 1:20.357 | — | +5.887 |
| 18 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:20.830 | — | — | +6.360 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:22.130 | — | — | +7.660 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:22.250 | — | — | +7.780 |
| 21 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:22.378 | — | — | +7.908 |
| 22 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin | 1:22.810 | — | — | +8.340 |
| 23 | Christian Klien | HRT | 1:23.083 | — | — | +8.613 |
| 24 | Bruno Senna | HRT | 1:23.796 | — | — | +9.326 |