The top three in qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix: (left to right) Mark Webber (3rd), Sebastian Vettel (pole), Lewis Hamilton (2nd) - Photo Credit: Mark Thompson/Getty Images
Malaysian Grand Prix 2011: Qualifying Times
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Laps | |
| 1 | 1 |  Sebastian Vettel |
 Red Bull |
1:34.870 | 12 | |
| 2 | 3 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren |
1:34.974 | 19 | |
| 3 | 2 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull |
1:35.179 | 17 | |
| 4 | 4 | Jenson Button |
McLaren |
1:35.200 | 15 | |
| 5 | 5 |  Fernando Alonso |
 Ferrari |
1:35.802 | 14 | |
| 6 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld |
Renault |
1:36.124 | 9 | |
| 7 | 6 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari |
1:36.251 | 13 | |
| 8 | 10 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Renault |
1:36.324 | 9 | |
| 9 | 8 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes |
1:36.809 | 17 | |
| 10 | 16 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
 Sauber |
1:36.820 | 13 | |
| 11 | 7 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes |
1:37.035 | 12 | |
| 12 | 18 | Sebastien Buemi |
Toro Rosso |
1:37.160 | 13 | |
| 13 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari |
Toro Rosso |
1:37.347 | 12 | |
| 14 | 15 | Paul di Resta |
 Force India |
1:37.370 | 12 | |
| 15 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello |
Williams |
1:37.496 | 15 | |
| 16 | 17 |  Sergio Perez |
Sauber |
1:37.528 | 10 | |
| 17 | 14 | Adrian Sutil |
Force India |
1:37.593 | 9 | |
| 18 | 12 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams |
1:38.276 | 8 | |
| 19 | 20 |  Heikki Kovalainen |
Team Lotus |
1:38.645 | 8 | |
| 20 | 21 | Jarno Trulli |
Team Lotus |
1:38.791 | 8 | |
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock |
Virgin Racing |
1:40.648 | 8 | |
| 22 | 25 |  Jerome d’Ambrosio |
Virgin Racing |
1:41.001 | 7 | |
| 23 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi |
HRT |
1:41.549 | 7 | |
| 24 | 22 | Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT |
1:42.574 | 7 | |
| Q1 107% Time | 1:43.516 |
