09/09/2011
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:24.010 | 154.250 mph |
| 2 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:24.046 | 0.036 |
| 3 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:24.347 | 0.337 |
| 4 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:24.366 | 0.356 |
| 5 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:24.433 | 0.423 |
| 6 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:24.468 | 0.458 |
| 7 | Button | McLaren | 1:24.508 | 0.498 |
| 8 | Perez | Sauber | 1:25.097 | 1.087 |
| 9 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:25.182 | 1.172 |
| 10 | Senna | Renault | 1:25.325 | 1.315 |
| 11 | Petrov | Renault | 1:25.450 | 1.440 |
| 12 | Sutil | Force India | 1:25.496 | 1.486 |
| 13 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:25.683 | 1.673 |
| 14 | Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:25.758 | 1.748 |
| 15 | Barrichello | Williams | 1:26.202 | 2.192 |
| 16 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:26.353 | 2.343 |
| 17 | Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:28.347 | 4.337 |
| 18 | Trulli | Lotus | 1:28.559 | 4.549 |
| 19 | Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:28.605 | 4.595 |
| 20 | Glock | Virgin | 1:28.804 | 4.794 |
| 21 | Liuzzi | Hispania | 1:29.162 | 5.152 |
| 22 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:29.184 | 5.174 |
| 23 | D'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:29.622 | 5.612 |
| 24 | Ricciardo | Hispania | 1:29.841 | 5.831 |
Note: 107% = 1:29.890