The top three qualifiers in Abu Dhabi: (left to right) Lewis Hamilton (2nd); Sebastian Vettel (pole); Jenson Button (3rd) - Photo Credit: Paul Gilham/Getty Images
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2011: Provisional Qualifying Result
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| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Laps | |
| 1 | 1 |  Sebastian Vettel |
 Red Bull |
1:38.481 | 16 | Report |
| 2 | 3 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren |
1:38.622 | 15 | |
| 3 | 4 | Jenson Button |
McLaren |
1:38.631 | 14 | |
| 4 | 2 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull |
1:38.858 | 19 | Report |
| 5 | 5 |  Fernando Alonso |
 Ferrari |
1:39.058 | 16 | Report |
| 6 | 6 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari |
1:39.695 | 20 | Report |
| 7 | 8 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes |
1:39.773 | 17 | Report |
| 8 | 7 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes |
1:40.662 | 18 | Report |
| 9 | 14 | Adrian Sutil |
 Force India |
1:40.768 | 17 | Report |
| 10 | 15 | Paul di Resta |
Force India |
No Q3 time | 15 | Report |
| 11 | 17 |  Sergio Perez |
 Sauber |
1:40.874 | 18 | Report |
| 12 | 10 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Renault |
1:40.919 | 18 | Report |
| 13 | 18 | Sebastien Buemi |
Toro Rosso |
1:41.009 | 15 | Report |
| 14 | 9 | Bruno Senna |
Renault |
1:41.079 | 15 | Report |
| 15 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari |
Toro Rosso |
1:41.162 | 16 | Report |
| 16 | 16 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber |
1:41.240 | 17 | Report |
| 17 | 12 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams |
1:41.760 | 13 | Report |
| 18 | 20 |  Heikki Kovalainen |
Team Lotus |
1:42.979 | 11 | Report |
| 19 | 21 | Jarno Trulli |
Team Lotus |
1:43.884 | 11 | Report |
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock |
Virgin Racing |
1:44.515 | 9 | Report |
| 21 | 22 | Daniel Ricciardo |
HRT |
1:44.641 | 9 | Report |
| 22 | 25 |  Jerome d’Ambrosio |
Virgin Racing |
1:44.699 | 8 | Report |
| 23 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi |
HRT |
1:45.159 | 8 | Report |
| 24 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello |
Williams |
No time | 0 | Report |
| Q1 107% Time | 1:46.766 |
Pastor Maldonado will be deducted 10 grid places tomorrow after using a ninth engine this season.
