The top three at the end of qualifying in China: (left to right) Lewis Hamilton (3rd); Sebastian Vettel (pole); Jenson Button (2nd) - Photo Credit: Clive Mason/Getty Images
Chinese Grand Prix 2011: Qualifying Times
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Laps | |
| 1 | 1 |  Sebastian Vettel |
 Red Bull |
1:33.706 | 14 | |
| 2 | 4 |  Jenson Button |
McLaren |
1:34.421 | 13 | |
| 3 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren |
1:34.463 | 11 | |
| 4 | 8 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes |
1:34.670 | 19 | |
| 5 | 5 |  Fernando Alonso |
 Ferrari |
1:35.119 | 18 | |
| 6 | 6 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari |
1:35.145 | 18 | |
| 7 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari |
Toro Rosso |
1:36.158 | 16 | |
| 8 | 15 | Paul di Resta |
 Force India |
1:36.190 | 17 | |
| 9 | 18 |  Sebastien Buemi |
Toro Rosso |
1:36.203 | 16 | |
| 10 | 10 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Renault |
No time | 11 | |
| 11 | 14 | Adrian Sutil |
Force India |
1:35.874 | 14 | |
| 12 | 17 |  Sergio Perez |
Sauber |
1:36.053 | 16 | |
| 13 | 16 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber |
1:36.236 | 11 | |
| 14 | 7 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes |
1:36.457 | 16 | |
| 15 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello |
Williams |
1:36.465 | 15 | |
| 16 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld |
Renault |
1:36.611 | 11 | |
| 17 | 12 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams |
1:36.956 | 17 | |
| 18 | 2 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull |
1:36.468 | 8 | |
| 19 | 20 |  Heikki Kovalainen |
Team Lotus |
1:37.894 | 7 | |
| 20 | 21 | Jarno Trulli |
Team Lotus |
1:38.318 | 10 | |
| 21 | 25 |  Jerome d’Ambrosio |
Virgin Racing |
1:39.119 | 8 | |
| 22 | 24 | Timo Glock |
Virgin Racing |
1:39.708 | 8 | |
| 23 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi |
HRT |
1:40.212 | 9 | |
| 24 | 22 | Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT |
1:40.445 | 9 | |
| Q1 107% Time | 1:41.941 |
