Pirelli har offentliggjort hvilke dæktyper som firmaet har valgt til de kommende 3 Grand Prixer startende med det Belgiske Grand Prix i den sidste weekend i august.
Her bliver det kombinationen soft og medium, som også er valget til det efterfølgende Italienske Grand Prix, som også er årets sidste i Europa. I Singapores Grand Prix bliver valget - ligesom i det Ungarske Grand Prix - kombinationen supersoft - soft.
Sæsonens foreløbige dækvalg:
| GP | PZero Red | PZero Yellow | PZero White | PZero Silver |
| Australien | Soft | Hard | ||
| Malaysia | Soft | Hard | ||
| Kina | Soft | Hard | ||
| Tyrkiet | Soft | Hard | ||
| Spanien | Soft | Hard | ||
| Monaco | Supersoft | Soft | ||
| Canada | Supersoft | Soft | ||
| Europa | Soft | Medium | ||
| Britiske | Soft | Hard | ||
| Tyskland | Soft | Medium | ||
| Ungarn | Super Soft | Soft | ||
| Belgien | Soft | Medium | ||
| Italien | Soft | Medium | ||
| Singapore | Super Soft | Soft | ||
Resultatet af kvalifikationen:
| Pos | Kører | Team | Tid | Omg |
| 1. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 01:19.815 | 14 |
| 2. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 01:19.978 | 12 |
| 3. | Jenson Button | McLaren | 01:20.024 | 15 |
| 4. | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 01:20.350 | 15 |
| 5. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 01:20.365 | 15 |
| 6. | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 01:20.474 | 16 |
| 7. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 01:21.098 | 12 |
| 8. | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 01:21.445 | 19 |
| 9. | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 01:21.907 | 17 |
| 10. | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 01:22.157 | 16 |
| 11. | Paul di Resta | Force India | 01:22.256 | 13 |
| 12. | Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault | 01:22.284 | 14 |
| 13. | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 01:22.435 | 16 |
| 14. | Nick Heidfeld | Lotus Renault | 01:22.470 | 14 |
| 15. | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 01:22.684 | 16 |
| 16. | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 01:22.979 | 10 |
| 17. | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 01:23.847 | 9 |
| 18. | Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 01:24.070 | 9 |
| 19. | Heikki Kovalainen | Team Lotus | 01:24.362 | 8 |
| 20. | Jarno Trulli | Team Lotus | 01:24.534 | 7 |
| 21. | Timo Glock | Virgin | 01:26.294 | 10 |
| 22. | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 01:26.323 | 11 |
| 23. | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | 01:26.479 | 11 |
| 24. | Jerome d` Ambrosio | Virgin | 01:26.510 | 8 |
Tiderne fra 3. fri træning:
| Pos | Kører | Team | Tid | Omg |
| 1. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 01:21.168 | 17 |
| 2. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 01:21.469 | 13 |
| 3. | Jenson Button | McLaren | 01:21.639 | 14 |
| 4. | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 01:21.645 | 18 |
| 5. | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 01:22.002 | 14 |
| 6. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 01:22.534 | 22 |
| 7. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 01:22.667 | 14 |
| 8. | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 01:23.037 | 19 |
| 9. | Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault | 01:23.175 | 19 |
| 10. | Paul di Resta | Force India | 01:23.276 | 18 |
| 11. | Nick Heidfeld | Lotus Renault | 01:23.281 | 13 |
| 12. | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 01:23.375 | 18 |
| 13. | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 01:23.626 | 25 |
| 14. | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 01:23.663 | 17 |
| 15. | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 01:23.894 | 17 |
| 16. | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 01:23.966 | 18 |
| 17. | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 01:23.998 | 15 |
| 18. | Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 01:25.061 | 19 |
| 19. | Jarno Trulli | Team Lotus | 01:25.141 | 20 |
| 20. | Heikki Kovalainen | Team Lotus | 01:25.501 | 20 |
| 21. | Jerome d` Ambrosio | Virgin | 01:26.955 | 20 |
| 22. | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | 01:26.991 | 19 |
| 23. | Timo Glock | Virgin | 01:27.174 | 16 |
| 24. | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 01:27.713 | 20 |