09/09/2011
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:23.865 | 154.517 mph |
| 2 | Button | McLaren | 1:24.786 | 0.921 |
| 3 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:25.231 | 1.366 |
| 4 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:25.459 | 1.594 |
| 5 | Sutil | Force India | 1:26.550 | 2.685 |
| 6 | Petrov | Renault | 1:26.625 | 2.760 |
| 7 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.647 | 2.782 |
| 8 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:26.676 | 2.811 |
| 9 | Perez | Sauber | 1:26.694 | 2.829 |
| 10 | Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:26.696 | 2.831 |
| 11 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:26.699 | 2.834 |
| 12 | Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:26.826 | 2.961 |
| 13 | Barrichello | Williams | 1:26.836 | 2.971 |
| 14 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:26.996 | 3.131 |
| 15 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:27.365 | 3.500 |
| 16 | Senna | Renault | 1:27.385 | 3.520 |
| 17 | Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:27.433 | 3.568 |
| 18 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:27.492 | 3.627 |
| 19 | Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:29.539 | 5.674 |
| 20 | Chandhok | Lotus | 1:30.148 | 6.283 |
| 21 | Ricciardo | Hispania | 1:30.609 | 6.744 |
| 22 | Liuzzi | Hispania | 1:30.619 | 6.754 |
| 23 | Glock | Virgin | 1:31.052 | 7.187 |
| 24 | D'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:31.899 | 8.034 |
Note: 107% = 1:29.735