Kvalifikáciu na VC Turecka 2011 s prehľadom vyhral Nemec Sebastian Vettel na monoposte Red Bull. Výbornú formu tímu potvrdil druhým miestom Mark Webber. Alonso štartuje piaty, Massa desiaty.
Výsledky kvalifikácie na VC Turecka 2011:
| Pozícia | Jazdec | Tím | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Strata |
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:27,039 | 1:25,610 | 1:25,049 | |
| 2 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:27,090 | 1:26,075 | 1:25,454 | 0,405 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:27,514 | 1:25,801 | 1:25,574 | 0,525 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:27,091 | 1:26,066 | 1:25,595 | 0,546 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:27,349 | 1:26,152 | 1:25,851 | 0,802 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:27,374 | 1:26,485 | 1:25,982 | 0,933 |
| 7 | Vitalij Petrov | Renault | 1:27,475 | 1:26,654 | 1:26,296 | 1,247 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:27,697 | 1:26,121 | 1:26,646 | 1,597 |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:27,901 | 1:26,740 | 1:26,659 | 1,610 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27,013 | 1:26,395 | ||
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:28,246 | 1:26,764 | ||
| 12 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:27,392 | 1:27,027 | ||
| 13 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:27,625 | 1:27,145 | ||
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1:27,396 | 1:27,236 | ||
| 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:27,778 | 1:27,244 | ||
| 16 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:27,620 | 1:27,255 | ||
| 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:28,055 | 1:27,572 | ||
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1:28,780 | |||
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 1:29,673 | |||
| 20 | Jerome d'Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:30,445 | |||
| 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT-Cosworth | 1:30,692 | |||
| 22 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:30,813 | |||
| 23 | Narain Kartikheyan | HRT-Cosworth | 1:31,564 | |||
| Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | |||||
| 107 % | 1:33,103 |
