12/11/2011
NEWS STORY
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Vettel | Red Bull | 1:38.481 | 126.159 mph |
| 2 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:38.622 | 0.141 |
| 3 | Button | McLaren | 1:38.631 | 0.150 |
| 4 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:38.858 | 0.377 |
| 5 | Alonso | Ferrari | 1:39.058 | 0.577 |
| 6 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:39.695 | 1.214 |
| 7 | Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:39.773 | 1.292 |
| 8 | Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:40.662 | 2.181 |
| 9 | Sutil | Force India | 1:40.768 | 2.287 |
| 10 | Di Resta | Force India | No Time | |
| 11 | Perez | Sauber | 1:40.874 | |
| 12 | Petrov | Renault | 1:40.919 | |
| 13 | Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:41.009 | |
| 14 | Senna | Renault | 1:41.079 | |
| 15 | Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:41.162 | |
| 16 | Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:41.240 | |
| 17 | Maldonado | Williams | 1:41.760 | |
| 18 | Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:42.979 | |
| 19 | Trulli | Lotus | 1:43.884 | |
| 20 | Glock | Virgin | 1:44.515 | |
| 21 | Ricciardo | HRT | 1:44.641 | |
| 22 | D'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:44.699 | |
| 23 | Liuzzi | HRT | 1:45.159 | |
| 24 | Barrichello | Williams | No Time |
Note:Q1 107% = 1:46.766
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