| «2011-15» | Japan Grand Prix - XXXVIII Japanese Grand Prix |
| 2011-10-09 | Suzuka - Suzuka International Racing Course - 53 laps × 5.807 km : 307.471 km (offset -300 m) |
| Pos | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Speed | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren • Mercedes | 01:36.568 | 216.482 km/h | 52 | |
| 2 | 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber • Ferrari | 01:36.569 | 216.479 km/h | 39 | +00.001 |
| 3 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 01:36.614 | 216.379 km/h | 50 | +00.046 |
| 4 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 01:36.682 | 216.226 km/h | 50 | +00.114 |
| 5 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull • Renault | 01:36.828 | 215.900 km/h | 47 | +00.260 |
| 6 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull • Renault | 01:36.916 | 215.704 km/h | 52 | +00.348 |
| 7 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 01:37.053 | 215.400 km/h | 47 | +00.485 |
| 8 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso • Ferrari | 01:37.411 | 214.608 km/h | 41 | +00.843 |
| 9 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren • Mercedes | 01:37.645 | 214.094 km/h | 49 | +01.077 |
| 10 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams • Cosworth | 01:37.645 | 214.094 km/h | 50 | +01.077 |
| 11 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 01:37.800 | 213.755 km/h | 50 | +01.232 |
| 12 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 01:37.916 | 213.501 km/h | 53 | +01.348 |
| 13 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India • Mercedes | 01:37.970 | 213.384 km/h | 43 | +01.402 |
| 14 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India • Mercedes | 01:38.133 | 213.029 km/h | 43 | +01.565 |
| 15 | 9 | Bruno Senna | Renault | 01:38.407 | 212.436 km/h | 42 | +01.839 |
| 16 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams • Cosworth | 01:39.080 | 210.993 km/h | 53 | +02.512 |
| 17 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus • Renault | 01:39.297 | 210.532 km/h | 50 | +02.729 |
| 18 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus • Renault | 01:39.561 | 209.974 km/h | 49 | +02.993 |
| 19 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber • Ferrari | 01:39.724 | 209.631 km/h | 44 | +03.156 |
| 20 | 22 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT • Cosworth | 01:41.437 | 206.090 km/h | 49 | +04.869 |
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin • Cosworth | 01:41.704 | 205.549 km/h | 46 | +05.136 |
| 22 | 25 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin • Cosworth | 01:41.794 | 205.368 km/h | 45 | +05.226 |
| 23 | 18 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso • Ferrari | 01:42.107 | 204.738 km/h | 6 | +05.539 |
| 24 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT • Cosworth | 01:42.409 | 204.134 km/h | 37 | +05.841 |