21/05/2011
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:21.707 | 127.446 mph |
| 2 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:21.791 | 0.084 |
| 3 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:23.057 | 1.350 |
| 4 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:23.068 | 1.361 |
| 5 | Button | McLaren | 1:23.214 | 1.507 |
| 6 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:23.397 | 1.690 |
| 7 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:23.669 | 1.962 |
| 8 | Petrov | Renault | 1:24.043 | 2.336 |
| 9 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:24.270 | 2.563 |
| 10 | Barrichello | Williams | 1:24.318 | 2.611 |
| 11 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:24.322 | 2.615 |
| 12 | Perez | Sauber | 1:24.329 | 2.622 |
| 13 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:24.399 | 2.692 |
| 14 | Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:24.535 | 2.828 |
| 15 | Sutil | Force India | 1:24.695 | 2.988 |
| 16 | Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:24.722 | 3.015 |
| 17 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:25.223 | 3.516 |
| 18 | Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:26.236 | 4.529 |
| 19 | Trulli | Lotus | 1:27.000 | 5.293 |
| 20 | Glock | Virgin | 1:27.706 | 5.999 |
| 21 | Liuzzi | Hispania | 1:28.330 | 6.623 |
| 22 | D'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:29.057 | 7.350 |
| 23 | Heidfeld | Renault | 1:29.200 | 7.493 |
| 24 | Karthikeyan | Hispania | 1:29.562 | 7.855 |
Note: 107% = 1:27.426