26/03/2011
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:24.507 | 140.376 mph |
| 2 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:25.364 | 0.857 |
| 3 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:25.553 | 1.046 |
| 4 | Button | McLaren | 1:25.567 | 1.060 |
| 5 | Petrov | Renault | 1:25.906 | 1.399 |
| 6 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.001 | 1.494 |
| 7 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:26.417 | 1.910 |
| 8 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:26.520 | 2.013 |
| 9 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:26.590 | 2.083 |
| 10 | Heidfeld | Renault | 1:26.746 | 2.239 |
| 11 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:26.789 | 2.282 |
| 12 | Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:27.008 | 2.501 |
| 13 | Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:27.066 | 2.559 |
| 14 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:27.087 | 2.580 |
| 15 | Perez | Sauber | 1:27.101 | 2.594 |
| 16 | Sutil | Force India | 1:27.180 | 2.673 |
| 17 | Barrichello | Williams | 1:27.280 | 2.773 |
| 18 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:29.386 | 4.879 |
| 19 | Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:29.468 | 4.961 |
| 20 | Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:29.772 | 5.265 |
| 21 | Trulli | Lotus | 1:30.003 | 5.496 |
| 22 | Glock | Virgin | 1:30.261 | 5.754 |
| 23 | D'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:30.704 | 6.197 |
| 24 | Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:31.002 | 6.495 |
| 25 | Karthikeyan | Hispania | 1:41.554 | 17.047 |
| 26 | Liuzzi | Hispania | No Time | - |