15/10/2011
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:35.820 | 131.226 mph |
| 2 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:36.042 | 0.222 |
| 3 | Button | McLaren | 1:36.126 | 0.306 |
| 4 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:36.468 | 0.648 |
| 5 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:36.831 | 1.011 |
| 6 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:36.980 | 1.160 |
| 7 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:37.754 | 1.934 |
| 8 | Petrov | Renault | 1:38.124 | 2.304 |
| 9 | Di Resta | Force India | No Time | |
| 10 | Sutil | Force India | No Time | |
| 11 | Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:38.315 | |
| 12 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:38.354 | |
| 13 | Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:38.508 | |
| 14 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:38.775 | |
| 15 | Senna | Renault | 1:38.791 | |
| 16 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:39.189 | |
| 17 | Perez | Sauber | 1:39.443 | |
| 18 | Barrichello | Williams | 1:39.538 | |
| 19 | Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:40.522 | |
| 20 | Trulli | Lotus | 1:41.101 | |
| 21 | Glock | Virgin | 1:42.091 | |
| 22 | D'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:43.483 | |
| 23 | Liuzzi | Hispania | 1:43.758 | |
| 24 | Ricciardo | Hispania | No Time |
Note: Q1 107% = 1:44.351
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