10/09/2011
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:23.170 | 155.808 mph |
| 2 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:23.534 | 0.364 |
| 3 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:23.668 | 0.498 |
| 4 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:23.741 | 0.571 |
| 5 | Button | McLaren | 1:23.787 | 0.617 |
| 6 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:23.875 | 0.705 |
| 7 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:24.114 | 0.944 |
| 8 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:24.133 | 0.963 |
| 9 | Sutil | Force India | 1:24.543 | 1.373 |
| 10 | Di Resta | Force India | 1:24.581 | 1.411 |
| 11 | Senna | Renault | 1:24.853 | 1.683 |
| 12 | Petrov | Renault | 1:24.889 | 1.719 |
| 13 | Perez | Sauber | 1:24.948 | 1.778 |
| 14 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:25.261 | 2.091 |
| 15 | Barrichello | Williams | 1:25.319 | 2.149 |
| 16 | Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:25.426 | 2.256 |
| 17 | Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:25.439 | 2.269 |
| 18 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:25.539 | 2.369 |
| 19 | Trulli | Lotus | 1:27.328 | 4.158 |
| 20 | Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:27.491 | 4.321 |
| 21 | D'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:28.186 | 5.016 |
| 22 | Liuzzi | Hispania | 1:28.441 | 5.271 |
| 23 | Glock | Virgin | 1:28.962 | 5.792 |
| 24 | Ricciardo | Hispania | 1:30.316 | 7.146 |
Note: 107% = 1:28.991