Europe 2011 - Qualifying result - Red Bull reign in Valencia, with Hamilton ahead of the two Ferrari drivers
Published by Christine
Despite all speculation that the engine mapping rule tweak might make a difference to qualifying, it was still Sebastian Vettel who reigned supreme today in Valencia. At one point, it looked as though Mark Webber might drop out in Q1, but he managed to keep it together and get through to the top ten.
Lewis Hamilton squeezed ahead of the Ferrari drivers, whilst neither Heidfeld nor Sutil chose to run in the final session.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:36.975 | 15 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:37.163 | 19 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:37.380 | 13 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:37.454 | 20 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:37.535 | 20 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:37.645 | 14 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.231 | 15 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:38.240 | 18 |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | No Time | 17 |
| 10 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | No Time | 14 |
| 11 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:39.068 | 14 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:39.422 | 16 |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:39.489 | 19 |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:39.525 | 17 |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:39.645 | 10 |
| 16 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:39.657 | 13 |
| 17 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:39.711 | 8 |
| 18 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:40.232 | 5 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:41.664 | 10 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:42.234 | 9 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:42.553 | 9 |
| 22 | Tonio Liuzzi | HRT | 1:43.584 | 10 |
| 23 | Jérôme D'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:43.735 | 6 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 1:44.363 | 9 |
