09/10/2011
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Name | Team | Lap | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Button | McLaren | 52 | 1:36.568 | 134.515 mph |
| 2 | Perez | Sauber | 39 | 1:36.569 | 0.001 |
| 3 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 50 | 1:36.614 | 0.046 |
| 4 | Alonso | Ferrari | 50 | 1:36.682 | 0.114 |
| 5 | Webber | Red Bull | 47 | 1:36.828 | 0.260 |
| 6 | Vettel | Red Bull | 52 | 1:36.916 | 0.348 |
| 7 | Petrov | Renault | 47 | 1:37.053 | 0.485 |
| 8 | Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 41 | 1:37.411 | 0.843 |
| 9 | Hamilton | McLaren | 49 | 1:37.645 | 1.077 |
| 10 | Maldonado | Williams | 50 | 1:37.645 | 1.077 |
| 11 | Massa | Ferrari | 50 | 1:37.800 | 1.232 |
| 12 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 53 | 1:37.916 | 1.348 |
| 13 | Di Resta | Force India | 43 | 1:37.970 | 1.402 |
| 14 | Sutil | Force India | 43 | 1:38.133 | 1.565 |
| 15 | Senna | Renault | 42 | 1:38.407 | 1.839 |
| 16 | Barrichello | Williams | 53 | 1:39.080 | 2.512 |
| 17 | Kovalainen | Lotus | 50 | 1:39.297 | 2.729 |
| 18 | Trulli | Lotus | 49 | 1:39.561 | 2.993 |
| 19 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 44 | 1:39.724 | 3.156 |
| 20 | Ricciardo | Hispania | 49 | 1:41.437 | 4.869 |
| 21 | Glock | Virgin | 46 | 1:41.704 | 5.136 |
| 22 | D'Ambrosio | Virgin | 45 | 1:41.794 | 5.226 |
| 23 | Buemi | Toro Rosso | 6 | 1:42.107 | 5.539 |
| 24 | Liuzzi | Hispania | 37 | 1:42.409 | 5.841 |
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