Sebastian Vettel a reusit cel mai rapid timp al calificarilor contand pentru Marele Premiu de la Abu Dhabi de Formula 1 (1:38.481), campionul mondial obtinand pole-position-ul in dauna celor doi piloti ai echipei McLaren (Lewis Hamilton a fost al doilea - 1:38.622, iar Jenson Button al treilea - 1:38.631).
Mark Webber (RedBull - 1:38.858) a incheiat calificarile pe patru, australianul fiind urmat de Fernando Alonso (Scuderia Ferrari - 1:39.058), Felipe Massa (Scuderia Ferrari - 1:39.695), Nico Rosberg (MercedesGP - 1:39.773), Michael Schumacher (MercedesGP - 1:40.662), Adrian Sutil (Force India - 1:40.768) si Paul Di Resta (Force India - fara timp).
* Sebastian Vettel a egalat recordul lui Nigel Mansell (din 1992) in ceea ce priveste numarul de pole-position-uri reusite intr-un sezon competitional - 14.
Calificari Abu Dhabi:
1 Sebastian Vettel - RedBull 1:38.481
2 Lewis Hamilton - McLaren 1:38.622
3 Jenson Button - McLaren 1:38.631
4 Mark Webber - RedBull 1:38.858
5 Fernando Alonso - Ferrari 1:39.058
6 Felipe Massa - Ferrari 1:39.695
7 Nico Rosberg - Mercedes 1:39.773
8 Michael Schumacher - Mercedes 1:40.662
9 Adrian Sutil - Force India 1:40.768
10 Paul di Resta - Force India 1:40.414
11 Sergio Perez - Sauber
12 Vitaly Petrov - Renault
13 Sebastien Buemi - Toro Rosso
14 Bruno Senna - Renault
15 Jaime Alguersuari - Toro Rosso
16 Kamui Kobayashi - Sauber
17 Pastor Maldonado - Williams
18 Heikki Kovalainen - Lotus
19 Jarno Trulli - Lotus
20 Timo Glock - Virgin
21 Daniel Ricciardo - HRT
22 Jerome d'Ambrosio - Virgin
23 Vitantonio Liuzzi - HRT
24 Rubens Barrichello - Williams/ fara timp.
F1, sezonul 2011, clasamentul victoriilor pana la Abu Dhabi:
Sebastian Vettel - 11 victorii