Sebastian Vettel will start his seventh race of the 2011 season in pole position and continues Red Bull’s eight race streak on Saturday.
His teammate, Mark Webber, will start alongside the German with a lap two tenths slower.
Lewis Hamilton starts P3 with Fernando Alonso just behind.
The session looked to be much more competitive at points, with the top 14 drivers covered by a second in Q1, but as the session progressed, it became clear that Vettel had some time to hand.
Nick Heidfeld and Adrian Sutil chose not to set a timed lap in the final session, though Heidfeld starts ahead as he left the pits before immediately returning.
For a full qualifying report, check out our live text commentary.
European GP Qualifying Results:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Q3 Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:39.116 | 1:37.305 | 1:36.975 |
| 02. | M. Webber | Red Bull | 1:39.956 | 1:38.058 | 1:37.163 |
| 03. | L. Hamilton | McLaren | 1:39.244 | 1:37.727 | 1:37.380 |
| 06. | J. Button | McLaren | 1:39.453 | 1:37.749 | 1:37.645 |
| 09. | N. Heidfeld | Renault | 1:39.877 | 1:38.781 | |
| 04. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:39.725 | 1:37.930 | 1:37.454 |
| 05. | F. Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.413 | 1:38.566 | 1:37.535 |
| 10. | A. Sutil | Force India | 1:39.329 | 1:39.034 | |
| 15. | P. Maldonado | Williams | 1:39.690 | 1:39.645 | |
| 14. | K. Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:40.131 | 1:39.525 | |
| 16. | S. Perez | Sauber | 1:39.494 | 1:39.657 | |
| 11. | V. Petrov | Renault | 1:39.690 | 1:39.068 | |
| 13. | R. Barrichello | Williams | 1:39.602 | 1:39.489 | |
| 08. | M. Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:39.198 | 1:38.365 | 1:38.240 |
| 07. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:39.266 | 1:38.373 | 1:38.231 |
| 17. | S. Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:39.679 | 1:39.711 | |
| 18. | J. Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:40.232 | ||
| 12. | P. di Resta | Force India | 1:39.852 | 1:39.422 | |
| 20. | J. Trulli | Team Lotus | 1:42.234 | ||
| 24. | N. Karthikeyan | Hispania | 1:44.363 | ||
| 19. | H. Kovalainen | Team Lotus | 1:41.664 | ||
| 23. | J. d’Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:43.735 | ||
| 21. | T. Glock | Virgin | 1:42.553 | ||
| 22. | V. Liuzzi | Hispania | 1:43.584 | ||
| Q1 107% Time: | 1:45.301 | ||||
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