Manche 19 — chronos Q1, Q2 et Q3 - 2011-11-27
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) a signé la pole position du Brazilian Grand Prix 2011 en 1:11.918.
Mark Webber (Red Bull) complète la première ligne à 0.181s de la pole, avec Jenson Button (McLaren) troisième sur la grille. Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) entrait en Q3 en P10, tandis que Paul di Resta (Force India) a manqué la coupure pour 0.013s.
La Q3 s'est jouée dans un mouchoir de 1.653s — de la pole à la P10 — Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) bouclant le top 10.
| Pos | Pilote | Écurie | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Écart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:13.664 | 1:12.446 | 1:11.918 | 1:11.918 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:13.467 | 1:12.658 | 1:12.099 | +0.181 |
| 3 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:13.281 | 1:12.820 | 1:12.283 | +0.365 |
| 4 |
| 44Lewis Hamilton |
| McLaren |
| 1:13.361 |
| 1:12.811 |
| 1:12.480 |
| +0.562 |
| 5 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:13.969 | 1:12.870 | 1:12.591 | +0.673 |
| 6 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:14.083 | 1:12.569 | 1:13.050 | +1.132 |
| 7 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:14.269 | 1:13.291 | 1:13.068 | +1.150 |
| 8 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:13.480 | 1:13.261 | 1:13.298 | +1.380 |
| 9 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 1:14.453 | 1:13.300 | 1:13.761 | +1.843 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:13.694 | 1:13.571 | — | +1.653 |
| 11 | 40Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:13.733 | 1:13.584 | — | +1.666 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 1:14.117 | 1:13.801 | — | +1.883 |
| 13 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:14.225 | 1:13.804 | — | +1.886 |
| 14 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:14.500 | 1:13.919 | — | +2.001 |
| 15 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:13.859 | 1:14.053 | — | +2.135 |
| 16 | 10Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:14.571 | 1:14.129 | — | +2.211 |
| 17 | 11Sergio Pérez | Sauber | 1:14.430 | 1:14.182 | — | +2.264 |
| 18 | 13Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:14.625 | — | — | +2.707 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | 1:15.068 | — | — | +3.150 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | 1:15.358 | — | — | +3.440 |
| 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 1:16.631 | — | — | +4.713 |
| 22 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | 1:16.890 | — | — | +4.972 |
| 23 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:17.019 | — | — | +5.101 |
| 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin | 1:17.060 | — | — | +5.142 |