Hamilton va fi urmat, în ordine, de brazilianul Felipe Massa (Ferrari), finlandezul Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren-Mercedes), italianul Jarno Trulli (Toyota), spaniolul Fernando Alonso (Renault), finlandezul Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari), polonezul Robert Kubica (BMW-Sauber) şi australianul Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault).
Grila de start a Marelui Premiu de Formula 1 al Germaniei este următoarea:
Linia I
1. Lewis Hamilton (Marea Britanie/McLaren-Mercedes) 1:15.666
2. Felipe Massa (Brazilia/Ferrari) 1:15.859
Linia a II-a
3. Heikki Kovalainen (Finlanda/McLaren-Mercedes) 1:16.143
4. Jarno Trulli (Italia/Toyota) 1:16.191
Linia a III-a
5. Fernando Alonso (Spania/Renault) 1:16.385
6. Kimi Raikkonen (Finlanda/Ferrari) 1:16.389
Linia a IV-a
7. Robert Kubica (Polonia/BMW-Sauber) 1:16.521
8. Mark Webber (Australia/Red Bull-Renault) 1:17.014
Linia a V-a
9. Sebastian Vettel (Germania/Toro Rosso-Ferrari) 1:17.244
10. David Coulthard (Marea Britanie/Red Bull-Renault) 1:17.503
Linia a VI-a
11. Timo Glock (Germania/Toyota) 1:15.508
12. Nick Heidfeld (Germania/BMW-Sauber) 1:15.581
Linia a VII-a
13. Nico Rosberg (Germania/Williams-Toyota) 1:15.633
14. Jenson Button (Marea Britanie/Honda) 1:15.701
Linia a VIII-a
15. Sebastien Bourdais (Franţa/Toro Rosso-Ferrari) 1:15.858
16. Kazuki Nakajima (Japonia/Williams-Toyota) 1:16.083
Linia a IX-a
17. Nelson Piquet Jr (Brazilia/Renault) 1:16.189
18. Rubens Barrichello (Brazilia/Honda) 1:16.246
Linia a X-a
19. Adrian Sutil (Germania/Force India-Ferrari) 1:16.657
20. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italia/Force India-Ferrari) 1:16.963.