09/07/2011
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:31.401 | 144.179 mph |
| 2 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:31.464 | 0.063 |
| 3 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:31.829 | 0.428 |
| 4 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.169 | 0.768 |
| 5 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:32.496 | 1.095 |
| 6 | Button | McLaren | 1:32.956 | 1.555 |
| 7 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:33.014 | 1.613 |
| 8 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33.044 | 1.643 |
| 9 | Perez | Sauber | 1:33.264 | 1.863 |
| 10 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:33.423 | 2.022 |
| 11 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:33.551 | 2.150 |
| 12 | Sutil | Force India | 1:33.660 | 2.259 |
| 13 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:33.842 | 2.441 |
| 14 | Barrichello | Williams | 1:33.905 | 2.504 |
| 15 | Petrov | Renault | 1:34.042 | 2.641 |
| 16 | Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:34.329 | 2.928 |
| 17 | Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:34.799 | 3.398 |
| 18 | Heidfeld | Renault | 1:34.822 | 3.421 |
| 19 | Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:35.225 | 3.824 |
| 20 | Trulli | Lotus | 1:36.905 | 5.504 |
| 21 | Glock | Virgin | 1:37.614 | 6.213 |
| 22 | D'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:38.068 | 6.667 |
| 23 | Ricciardo | Hispania | 1:38.289 | 6.888 |
| 24 | Liuzzi | Hispania | 1:38.568 | 7.167 |
Note: 107% = 1:37.799