30/07/2011
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:21.018 | 120.964 mph |
| 2 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:21.168 | 0.150 |
| 3 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:21.259 | 0.241 |
| 4 | Button | McLaren | 1:21.322 | 0.304 |
| 5 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:21.508 | 0.490 |
| 6 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:22.002 | 0.984 |
| 7 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:22.121 | 1.103 |
| 8 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:22.440 | 1.422 |
| 9 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:22.835 | 1.817 |
| 10 | Sutil | Force India | 1:22.981 | 1.963 |
| 11 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:23.030 | 2.012 |
| 12 | Petrov | Renault | 1:23.175 | 2.157 |
| 13 | Heidfeld | Renault | 1:23.281 | 2.263 |
| 14 | Perez | Sauber | 1:23.375 | 2.357 |
| 15 | Barrichello | Williams | 1:23.663 | 2.645 |
| 16 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:23.894 | 2.876 |
| 17 | Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:23.998 | 2.980 |
| 18 | Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:24.878 | 3.860 |
| 19 | Trulli | Lotus | 1:24.994 | 3.976 |
| 20 | Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:25.447 | 4.429 |
| 21 | Senna | Renault | 1:25.855 | 4.837 |
| 22 | Glock | Virgin | 1:26.823 | 5.805 |
| 23 | D'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:26.955 | 5.937 |
| 24 | Ricciardo | Hispania | 1:26.991 | 5.973 |
| 25 | Liuzzi | Hispania | 1:27.713 | 6.695 |