Unofficial timings from Friday 11th March 2011 – Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona
| Pos. | Driver | Car-Engine | Fastest Lap | Laps | |
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:21.249 | 67 | Report |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:21.614 | 141 | |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:21.788 | 22 | Report |
| 4 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:22.073 | 67 | |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:22.233 | 89 | Report |
| 6 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:22.315 | 98 | Report |
| 7 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1:22.675 | 72 | Report |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:22.933 | 64 | Report |
| 9 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1:23.437 | 138 | Report |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:23.653 | 42 | Report |
| 11 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:23.921 | 26 | Report |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1:24.108 | 11 | Report |
| 13 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:25.837 | 57 | |
| 14 | Jerome D’Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:27.375 | 46 |
