Brazil 2011 - Qualifying results - Red Bull lock out the front row of the grid at Interlagos
Published by Christine
A dominant showing from Red Bull today as they locked out the front row, with Sebastian Vettel ahead (of course!). It was close at the top though, with just half a second between the top five. Michael Schumacher opted not to set a time in the top ten shootout, whilst Adrian Sutil did. Further back, Barrichello finished well in 12th, but Maldonado struggled and was knocked out of the first qualifying session.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:11.918 | 17 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:12.099 | 16 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:12.283 | 18 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:12.480 | 22 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:12.591 | 22 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:13.050 | 21 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:13.068 | 18 |
| 8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:13.298 | 23 |
| 9 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 1:13.761 | 20 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | No Time | 18 |
| 11 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:13.584 | 17 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Renault | 1:13.801 | 17 |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:13.804 | 18 |
| 14 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:13.919 | 22 |
| 15 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:14.053 | 16 |
| 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:14.129 | 18 |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:14.182 | 21 |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:14.625 | 11 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:15.068 | 11 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:15.358 | 14 |
| 21 | Tonio Liuzzi | HRT | 1:16.631 | 8 |
| 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | 1:16.890 | 9 |
| 23 | Jérôme D'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:17.019 | 10 |
| 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:17.060 | 10 |
107% Time: 1:18.410
