After starting from the second row in the last race in Nurburgring, for the first time in 2011 season, Sebastian Vettel came back in Hungary to win the pole and based on his statements, his confidence. The German made a 1:19.815, beating McLaren's Lewis Hamilton for 1,5 tenths of a second. Hamilton fought for the pole but will start 2nd after making a 1:19.978, just a bit slower than poleman Sebastian Vettel. His teammate Jenson Button was 3rd with 1:20.024. The two Ferraris came in 4th and 5th place, this time with Felipe Massa being one place higher than his teammate, beating him with only 0.15 tenths of a second, as Felipe Massa's time was 1:20.350 and Fernando Alonso came 5th with 1:20.365. Mark Webber came 6th with 1:20.474. Nico Rosberg, Adrian Sutil, ichael Schumacher and Sergio Perez completed the first ten.

The results are as follows:
1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:19.815
2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.978
3 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.024
4 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:20.350
5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:20.365
6 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:20.474
7 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:21.098
8 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:21.445
9 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1:21.907
10 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1:22.157
11 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1:22.256
12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:22.284
13 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:22.435
14 Nick Heidfeld Renault 1:22.470
15 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:22.684
16 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 1:22.979
17 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1:23.847
18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:24.070
19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1:24.362
20 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1:24.534
21 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:26.294
22 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1:26.323
23 Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 1:26.479
24 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1:26.510