Abu Dabi GP'de pole pozisyonun sahibi bir kez daha Vettel oldu! Hamilton 2. ve Button 3. olurken, Vettel bu sezon 14. kez pole pozisyonunu kazanarak Mansell'in pole rekoruna ortak oldu.
Klasman:| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 01:38.481 | 16 |
| 2. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 01:38.622 | 15 |
| 3. | Jenson Button | McLaren | 01:38.631 | 14 |
| 4. | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 01:38.858 | 19 |
| 5. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 01:39.058 | 16 |
| 6. | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 01:39.695 | 20 |
| 7. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 01:39.773 | 17 |
| 8. | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 01:40.662 | 18 |
| 9. | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 01:40.768 | 17 |
| 10. | Paul di Resta | Force India | no time | 15 |
| 11. | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 01:40.874 | 18 |
| 12. | Vitaly Petrov | Lotus Renault | 01:40.919 | 18 |
| 13. | Sebastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 01:41.009 | 15 |
| 14. | Bruno Senna | Lotus Renault | 01:41.079 | 15 |
| 15. | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 01:41.162 | 16 |
| 16. | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 01:41.240 | 17 |
| 17. | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 01:41.760 | 13 |
| 18. | Heikki Kovalainen | Team Lotus | 01:42.979 | 11 |
| 19. | Jarno Trulli | Team Lotus | 01:43.884 | 11 |
| 20. | Timo Glock | Virgin | 01:44.515 | 9 |
| 21. | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | 01:44.641 | 9 |
| 22. | Jerome d` Ambrosio | Virgin | 01:44.699 | 8 |
| 23. | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 01:45.159 | 8 |
| 24. | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | no time | |
