2011 Qualifying results - European Grand Prix
Qualifying times
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Q1 Time | Q2 time | Q3 time | Final time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:39.116 | 1:37.305 | 1:36.975 | 1:36.975 |
| 2nd | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:39.956 | 1:38.058 | 1:37.163 | 1:37.163 |
| 3rd | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:39.244 | 1:37.727 | 1:37.380 | 1:37.380 |
| 4th | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:39.725 | 1:37.930 | 1:37.454 | 1:37.454 |
| 5th | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.413 | 1:38.566 | 1:37.535 | 1:37.535 |
| 6th | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:39.453 | 1:37.749 | 1:37.645 | 1:37.645 |
| 7th | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:39.266 | 1:38.373 | 1:38.231 | 1:38.231 |
| 8th | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:39.198 | 1:38.365 | 1:38.240 | 1:38.240 |
| 9th | Nick Heidfeld | Lotus Renault | 1:39.877 | 1:38.781 | (No time) | (No time) |
| 10th | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:39.329 | 1:39.034 | (No time) | (No time) |
| 11th | Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault | 1:39.690 | 1:39.068 | 1:39.068 | |
| 12th | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:39.852 | 1:39.422 | 1:39.422 | |
| 13th | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:39.602 | 1:39.489 | 1:39.489 | |
| 14th | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:40.131 | 1:39.525 | 1:39.525 | |
| 15th | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:39.690 | 1:39.645 | 1:39.645 | |
| 16th | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:39.494 | 1:39.657 | 1:39.657 | |
| 17th | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:39.679 | 1:39.711 | 1:39.711 | |
| 18th | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:40.232 | 1:40.232 | ||
| 19th | Heikki Kovalainen | Team Lotus | 1:41.664 | 1:41.664 | ||
| 20th | Jarno Trulli | Team Lotus | 1:42.234 | 1:42.234 | ||
| 21st | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing | 1:42.553 | 1:42.553 | ||
| 22nd | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Hispania Racing | 1:43.584 | 1:43.584 | ||
| 23rd | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin Racing | 1:43.735 | 1:43.735 | ||
| 24th | Narain Karthikeyan | Hispania Racing | 1:44.363 | 1:44.363 |
Third session qualifying times
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:36.975 |
| 2nd | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:37.163 |
| 3rd | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:37.380 |
| 4th | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:37.454 |
| 5th | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:37.535 |
| 6th | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:37.645 |
| 7th | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:38.231 |
| 8th | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:38.240 |
| 9th | Nick Heidfeld | Lotus Renault | (No time) |
| 10th | Adrian Sutil | Force India | (No time) |
Second session qualifying times
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:37.305 |
| 2nd | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | 1:37.727 |
| 3rd | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:37.749 |
| 4th | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:37.930 |
| 5th | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:38.058 |
| 6th | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | 1:38.365 |
| 7th | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | 1:38.373 |
| 8th | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.566 |
| 9th | Nick Heidfeld | Lotus Renault | 1:38.781 |
| 10th | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:39.034 |
| 11th | Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault | 1:39.068 |
| 12th | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:39.422 |
| 13th | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:39.489 |
| 14th | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:39.525 |
| 15th | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:39.645 |
| 16th | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:39.657 |
| 17th | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:39.711 |