10/09/2011
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:22.275 | 157.503 mph |
| 2 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:22.725 | 0.450 |
| 3 | Button | McLaren | 1:22.777 | 0.502 |
| 4 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:22.841 | 0.566 |
| 5 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:22.972 | 0.697 |
| 6 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:23.188 | 0.913 |
| 7 | Petrov | Renault | 1:23.530 | 1.255 |
| 8 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:23.777 | 1.502 |
| 9 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:24.477 | 2.202 |
| 10 | Senna | Renault | No Time | |
| 11 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:24.163 | |
| 12 | Sutil | Force India | 1:24.209 | |
| 13 | Barrichello | Williams | 1:24.648 | |
| 14 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:24.726 | |
| 15 | Perez | Sauber | 1:24.845 | |
| 16 | Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:24.932 | |
| 17 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:25.065 | |
| 18 | Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:25.334 | |
| 19 | Trulli | Lotus | 1:26.647 | |
| 20 | Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:27.184 | |
| 21 | Glock | Virgin | 1:27.591 | |
| 22 | D'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:27.609 | |
| 23 | Ricciardo | Hispania | 1:28.054 | |
| 24 | Liuzzi | Hispania | 1:28.231 |
Note: Q1 107% = 1:29.854