2011 Qualifying Results - Japanese Grand Prix
Qualifying Times
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Q1 Time | Q2 time | Q3 time | Final time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:33.051 | 1:31.424 | 1:30.466 | 1:30.466 |
| 2nd | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:32.947 | 1:31.434 | 1:30.475 | 1:30.475 |
| 3rd | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:32.843 | 1:31.139 | 1:30.617 | 1:30.617 |
| 4th | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:33.235 | 1:31.909 | 1:30.804 | 1:30.804 |
| 5th | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.817 | 1:31.612 | 1:30.886 | 1:30.886 |
| 6th | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:33.135 | 1:31.576 | 1:31.156 | 1:31.156 |
| 7th | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:33.748 | 1:32.116 | (No time) | (No time) |
| 8th | Bruno Senna | Lotus Renault | 1:33.359 | 1:32.297 | (No time) | (No time) |
| 9th | Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault | 1:32.877 | 1:32.245 | (No time) | (No time) |
| 10th | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:32.626 | 1:32.380 | (No time) | (No time) |
| 11th | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:32.761 | 1:32.463 | 1:32.463 | |
| 12th | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:33.499 | 1:32.746 | 1:32.746 | |
| 13th | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:33.921 | 1:33.079 | 1:33.079 | |
| 14th | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:33.781 | 1:33.224 | 1:33.224 | |
| 15th | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:33.064 | 1:33.227 | 1:33.227 | |
| 16th | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:35.111 | 1:33.427 | 1:33.427 | |
| 17th | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:34.704 | (No time) | (No time) | |
| 18th | Heikki Kovalainen | Team Lotus | 1:35.454 | 1:35.454 | ||
| 19th | Jarno Trulli | Team Lotus | 1:35.514 | 1:35.514 | ||
| 20th | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin Racing | 1:36.439 | 1:36.439 | ||
| 21st | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing | 1:36.507 | 1:36.507 | ||
| 22nd | Daniel Ricciardo | Hispania Racing | 1:37.846 | 1:37.846 | ||
| 23rd | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | (No time) | (No time) | ||
| 24th | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Hispania Racing | (No time) | (No time) |
Third session qualifying times
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:30.466 |
| 2nd | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:30.475 |
| 3rd | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:30.617 |
| 4th | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:30.804 |
| 5th | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:30.886 |
| 6th | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:31.156 |
| 7th | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | (No time) |
| 8th | Bruno Senna | Lotus Renault | (No time) |
| 9th | Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault | (No time) |
| 10th | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | (No time) |
Second session qualifying times
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:31.139 |
| 2nd | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:31.424 |
| 3rd | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:31.434 |
| 4th | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:31.576 |
| 5th | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:31.612 |
| 6th | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:31.909 |
| 7th | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:32.116 |
| 8th | Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault | 1:32.245 |
| 9th | Bruno Senna | Lotus Renault | 1:32.297 |
| 10th | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:32.380 |
| 11th | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:32.463 |
| 12th | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:32.746 |
| 13th | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:33.079 |
| 14th | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:33.224 |
| 15th | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:33.227 |
| 16th | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:33.427 |
| 17th | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | (No time) |