Sebastian Vettel takes the pole for the Italian Grand Prix.
Red Bull dominance came into play in the closing laps of qualifying when both cars were absolutely flying around the track and Vettel stopped the clock at 1:23.755s while Webber managed a 1:23.968s. It is worth mentioning that the RB9’s were the only cars to go below 1.24.000s barrier.
After practicing a tow all weekend Ferrari managed to screw the procedure up again when it mattered the most and had to settle for 4th and 5th on the grid while Nico Hulkenberg put together a brilliant lap and placed himself into 3rd place.
| Pos. | Drivers | Teams | Time | Laps |
| 01. |  Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing | 1:23.755 | 15 |
| 02. |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing | 1:23.968 | 18 |
| 03. | Nico Hulkenberg |
Sauber F1 | 1:24.065 | 21 |
| 04. |  Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari | 1:24.132 | 21 |
| 05. |  Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari | 1:24.142 | 15 |
| 06. | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:24.192 | 26 |
| 07. | Daniel Ricciardo |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:24.209 | 24 |
| 08. |  Sergio Perez |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:24.502 | 17 |
| 09. |  Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:24.515 | 15 |
| 10. |  Jean-Eric Vergne |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:28.050 | 18 |
| 11. |  Kimi Raikkonen |
Lotus F1 | 1:24.610 | 16 |
| 12. | Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:24.803 | 14 |
| 13. | Romain Grosjean |
Lotus F1 | 1:24.848 | 14 |
| 14. | Adrian Sutil |
Sahara Force India | 1:24.932 | 19 |
| 15. |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams F1 | 1:25.011 | 19 |
| 16. | Paul di Resta |
Sahara Force India | 1:25.077 | 18 |
| 17. | Esteban Gutiérrez |
Sauber F1 | 1:25.226 | 13 |
| 18. | Valtteri Bottas |
Williams F1 | 1:25.291 | 11 |
| 19. |  Giedo van der Garde |
Caterham F1 Team | 1:26.406 | 9 |
| 20. | Charles Pic |
Caterham F1 Team | 1:26.563 | 10 |
| 21. | Jules Bianchi |
Marussia F1 | 1:27.085 | 11 |
| 22. | Max Chilton |
Marussia F1 | 1:27.480 | 10 |
| Q1 107% Time: | 1:30.221 | |||
