The top three qualifiers in Istanbul: (left to right): Nico Rosberg (3rd); Sebastian Vettel (pole); Mark Webber (2nd) - Photo Credit: Mark Thompson/Getty Images
Turkish Grand Prix 2011: Qualifying Results
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Laps | |
| 1 | 1 |  Sebastian Vettel |
 Red Bull |
1:25.049 | 12 | |
| 2 | 2 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull |
1:25.454 | 10 | |
| 3 | 8 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes |
1:25.574 | 15 | |
| 4 | 3 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren |
1:25.595 | 13 | |
| 5 | 5 |  Fernando Alonso |
 Ferrari |
1:25.851 | 16 | |
| 6 | 4 | Jenson Button |
McLaren |
1:25.982 | 14 | |
| 7 | 10 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Renault |
1:26.296 | 15 | |
| 8 | 7 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes |
1:26.646 | 13 | |
| 9 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld |
Renault |
1:26.659 | 13 | |
| 10 | 6 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari |
No Q3 Time | 16 | |
| 11 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello |
Williams |
1:26.764 | 10 | |
| 12 | 14 | Adrian Sutil |
 Force India |
1:27.027 | 14 | |
| 13 | 15 | Paul di Resta |
Force India |
1:27.145 | 11 | |
| 14 | 12 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams |
1:27.236 | 14 | |
| 15 | 17 |  Sergio Perez |
 Sauber |
1:27.244 | 11 | |
| 16 | 18 | Sebastien Buemi |
Toro Rosso |
1:27.255 | 9 | |
| 17 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari |
Toro Rosso |
1:27.572 | 7 | |
| 18 | 20 |  Heikki Kovalainen |
Team Lotus |
1:28.780 | 8 | |
| 19 | 21 | Jarno Trulli |
Team Lotus |
1:29.673 | 8 | |
| 20 | 25 |  Jerome d’Ambrosio |
Virgin Racing |
1:30.445 | 8 | |
| 21 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi |
HRT |
1:30.692 | 7 | |
| 22 | 24 | Timo Glock |
Virgin Racing |
1:30.813 | 8 | |
| 23 | 22 | Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT |
1:31.564 | 8 | |
| DNQ | 16 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber |
No time | 2 | |
| Q1 107% Time | 1:33.103 |
