Primera sesión de entrenamientos libres del Gran Premio de China 2011
| Pos. | Piloto | Escuderia | Tiempo | Vueltas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull | + 0.615 | |
| 3 |  Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren | + 2.106 | |
| 4 | Jenson Button |
McLaren | + 2.201 | |
| 5 |  Nick Heidfeld |
Renault | + 2.248 | |
| 6 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | + 2.307 | |
| 7 |  Sergio Perez |
Sauber | + 2.450 | |
| 8 |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams | + 2.483 | |
| 9 |  Vitaly Petrov |
Renault | + 2.492 | |
| 10 |  Sebastien Buemi |
Toro Rosso | + 2.589 | |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | + 2.622 | |
| 12 |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | + 2.695 | |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg |
Williams | + 2.755 | |
| 14 |  Heikki Kovalainen |
HRT | + 2.840 | |
| 15 | Paul di Resta |
Force India | + 2.871 | |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso | + 3.013 | |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello |
Williams | + 3.200 | |
| 18 | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | + 3.562 | |
| 19 |  Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber | + 5.053 | |
| 20 |  Jerome D'Ambrosio |
Virgin | + 5.350 | |
| 21 |  Vitantonio Liuzzi |
Lotus | + 5.620 | |
| 22 | Timo Glock |
Virgin | + 5.699 | |
| 23 | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | + 5.803 | |
| 24 |  Narain Karthikeyan |
Lotus | + 6.280 |