The top three from qualifying in Korea today: (Left to Right): Jenson Button (3rd), Lewis Hamilton (pole), Sebastian Vettel (2nd) - Photo Credit: Clive Rose/Getty Images
Korean Grand Prix 2011: Provisional Qualifying Result
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Laps | |
| 1 | 3 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren |
1:35.820 | 14 | Report |
| 2 | 1 |  Sebastian Vettel |
 Red Bull |
1:36.042 | 12 | Report |
| 3 | 4 | Jenson Button |
McLaren |
1:36.126 | 14 | Report |
| 4 | 2 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull |
1:36.468 | 11 | Report |
| 5 | 6 |  Felipe Massa |
 Ferrari |
1:36.831 | 16 | Report |
| 6 | 5 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari |
1:36.980 | 11 | Report |
| 7 | 8 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes |
1:37.754 | 12 | Report |
| 8 | 10 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Renault |
1:38.124 | 19 | Report |
| 9 | 15 | Paul di Resta |
 Force India |
No time | 16 | Report |
| 10 | 14 | Adrian Sutil |
Force India |
No time | 14 | Report |
| 11 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari |
Toro Rosso |
1:38.315 | 11 | Report |
| 12 | 7 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes |
1:38.354 | 9 | Report |
| 13 | 18 |  Sebastien Buemi |
Toro Rosso |
1:38.508 | 11 | Report |
| 14 | 16 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber |
1:38.775 | 13 | Report |
| 15 | 9 | Bruno Senna |
Renault |
1:38.791 | 14 | Report |
| 16 | 12 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams |
1:39.189 | 8 | Report |
| 17 | 17 |  Sergio Perez |
Sauber |
1:39.443 | 14 | Report |
| 18 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello |
Williams |
1:39.538 | 4 | Report |
| 19 | 20 |  Heikki Kovalainen |
Team Lotus |
1:40.522 | 6 | Report |
| 20 | 21 | Jarno Trulli |
Team Lotus |
1:41.101 | 6 | Report |
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock |
Virgin Racing |
1:42.091 | 7 | Report |
| 22 | 25 |  Jerome D'Ambrosio |
Virgin Racing |
1:43.483 | 8 | Report |
| 23 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi |
HRT |
1:43.758 | 8 | Report |
| DNQ | 22 | Daniel Ricciardo |
HRT |
No time | 2 | Report |
| 107% qualifying time | 1:44.351 |
