Vettel goes nuclear in Korea
F1 Grand Prix, GP Korea, Korean International Circuit
Sebastian Vettel got his third consecutive pole in perfect position to win his third consecutive Korean GP, ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Mark Webber in third place showed a straight face in the press conference, although he will start in 13th position. Grosjean will be third in the grid, one tenth behind Webber and 1.3 seconds faster than Raikönnen, with Alonso and Massa behind.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:38.683 | 1:37.569 | 1:37.202 | 13 |
| 2 | 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:38.574 | 1:37.824 | 1:37.420 | 16 |
| 3 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:39.138 | 1:37.840 | 1:37.464 | 13 |
| 4 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:39.065 | 1:38.076 | 1:37.531 | 14 |
| 5 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.418 | 1:38.031 | 1:37.679 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:38.520 | 1:37.978 | 1:38.038 | 17 |
| 7 | 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.884 | 1:38.295 | 1:38.223 | 16 |
| 8 | 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:38.427 | 1:37.913 | 1:38.237 | 17 |
| 9 | 12 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:38.725 | 1:38.327 | 1:38.405 | 15 |
| 10 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 1:38.341 | 1:38.181 | 1:38.822 | 17 |
| 11 | 6 | Sergio Perez | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:39.049 | 1:38.362 | - | 14 |
| 12 | 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:38.882 | 1:38.365 | - | 14 |
| 13 | 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | Str-Ferrari | 1:38.525 | 1:38.417 | - | 14 |
| 14 | 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:38.988 | 1:38.431 | - | 15 |
| 15 | 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:39.185 | 1:38.718 | - | 15 |
| 16 | 18 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Str-Ferrari | 1:39.075 | 1:38.781 | - | 13 |
| 17 | 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 1:39.470 | - | - | 8 |
| 18 | 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:39.987 | - | - | 8 |
| 19 | 20 | Charles Pic | Caterham-Renault | 1:40.864 | - | - | 6 |
| 20 | 21 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham-Renault | 1:40.871 | - | - | 6 |
| 21 | 22 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:41.169 | - | - | 6 |
| 22 | 23 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:41.322 | - | - | 6 |
