Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - A zagaye na uku a Malaysia
, Hülkenberg ya sanya shi zuwa Q3 a karon farko, ya cancanci a matsayi na biyar; fita-cancanci abokin wasan Barrichello a karon farko. Barrichello ya tsaya a farkon saboda haɗuwa da haɗuwa, yayin da Hulkenberg ya fara da kyau. Ya yi kama da zai gama na goma sha ɗaya a tseren har sai Fernando Alonso ya hura injinsa a zagaye uku daga ƙarshe, don haka ya inganta Hülkenberg zuwa na goma kuma tare da sabon tsarin maki na 2010, Hülkenberg ya sami maki na farko na Formula One. Motar ta yi kama da mai fafatawa a tsakiya, amma a China motocin biyu sun gama a wuraren da ba maki ba.