15/04/2011
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:38.739 | 123.496 mph |
| 2 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:39.354 | 0.615 |
| 3 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:40.845 | 2.106 |
| 4 | Button | McLaren | 1:40.940 | 2.201 |
| 5 | Heidfeld | Renault | 1:40.987 | 2.248 |
| 6 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:41.046 | 2.307 |
| 7 | Perez | Sauber | 1:41.189 | 2.450 |
| 8 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:41.222 | 2.483 |
| 9 | Petrov | Renault | 1:41.231 | 2.492 |
| 10 | Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:41.328 | 2.589 |
| 11 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:41.361 | 2.622 |
| 12 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:41.434 | 2.695 |
| 13 | Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:41.494 | 2.755 |
| 14 | Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:41.579 | 2.840 |
| 15 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:41.610 | 2.871 |
| 16 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:41.752 | 3.013 |
| 17 | Barrichello | Williams | 1:41.939 | 3.200 |
| 18 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:42.301 | 3.562 |
| 19 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:43.792 | 5.053 |
| 20 | D'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:44.089 | 5.350 |
| 21 | Liuzzi | Hispania | 1:44.359 | 5.620 |
| 22 | Glock | Virgin | 1:44.438 | 5.699 |
| 23 | Razia | Lotus | 1:44.542 | 5.803 |
| 24 | Karthikeyan | Hispania | 1:45.019 | 6.280 |
Note: 107% = 1:45.650
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