Round 17 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2007-10-21
Felipe Massa (Ferrari) took pole for the 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix with a 1:11.931 lap.
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) joined the front row, 0.151s shy of pole, with Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) third on the grid. Nico Rosberg (Williams) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Rubens Barrichello (Honda) missed the cut by —s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.546s — pole to P10 — with Nico Rosberg (Williams) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:12.303 | 1:12.374 | 1:11.931 | 1:11.931 |
| 2 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:13.033 | 1:12.296 | 1:12.082 | +0.151 |
| 3 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:13.016 | 1:12.161 | 1:12.322 | +0.391 |
| 4 |
| 14Fernando Alonso |
| McLaren |
| 1:12.895 |
| 1:12.637 |
| 1:12.356 |
| +0.425 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:13.081 | 1:12.683 | 1:12.928 | +0.997 |
| 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:13.472 | 1:12.888 | 1:13.081 | +1.150 |
| 7 | 88Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:13.085 | 1:12.641 | 1:13.129 | +1.198 |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:13.470 | 1:12.832 | 1:13.195 | +1.264 |
| 9 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:13.264 | 1:12.846 | 1:13.272 | +1.341 |
| 10 | 6Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:13.707 | 1:12.752 | 1:13.477 | +1.546 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:13.661 | 1:12.932 | — | +1.001 |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:13.482 | 1:12.968 | — | +1.037 |
| 13 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:13.853 | 1:13.058 | — | +1.127 |
| 14 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:13.607 | 1:13.251 | — | +1.320 |
| 15 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:13.767 | 1:13.315 | — | +1.384 |
| 16 | 22Jenson Button | Honda | 1:14.054 | 1:13.469 | — | +1.538 |
| 17 | Heikki Kovalainen | Renault | 1:14.078 | — | — | +2.147 |
| 18 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:14.098 | — | — | +2.167 |
| 19 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:14.417 | — | — | +2.486 |
| 20 | Anthony Davidson | Super Aguri | 1:14.596 | — | — | +2.665 |
| 21 | 99Adrian Sutil | Spyker | 1:15.217 | — | — | +3.286 |
| 22 | Sakon Yamamoto | Spyker | 1:15.487 | — | — | +3.556 |