Lewis Hamilton will start the Korean Grand Prix from pole position after bringing Red Bull’s recent domination, 15 pole positions in a row, to an end.
Sebastian Vettel won’t start far behind his natural position at the front after qualifying in P2, just +0.222 behind the McLaren driver.
The second McLaren of Jenson Button starts third, splitting the two Red Bulls.
Meanwhile, Felipe Massa starts fifth, ahead of teammate Fernando Alonso for the second race in a row.
Nico Rosberg, Vitaly Petrov, Paul di Resta and Adrian Sutil completed the top ten in the final session.
For a full qualifying report, check out our live report here.
Korean GP Qualifying Results:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Q3 Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:39.093 | 1:37.285 | 1:36.042 |
| 04. | M. Webber | Red Bull | 1:39.071 | 1:37.292 | 1:36.468 |
| 01. | L. Hamilton | McLaren | 1:37.525 | 1:36.526 | 1:35.820 |
| 03. | J. Button | McLaren | 1:37.929 | 1:37.302 | 1:36.126 |
| 15. | B. Senna | Renault | 1:39.316 | 1:38.791 | |
| 06. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:38.393 | 1:37.352 | 1:36.980 |
| 05. | F. Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.760 | 1:31.313 | 1:36.831 |
| 10. | A. Sutil | Force India | 1:38.789 | 1:38.219 | No Time |
| 16. | P. Maldonado | Williams | 1:39.436 | 1:39.189 | |
| 14. | K. Kobayashi | Sauber | 1:39.464 | 1:38.775 | |
| 17. | S. Perez | Sauber | 1:39.097 | 1:39.443 | |
| 08. | V. Petrov | Renault | 1:38.378 | 1:38.186 | 1:38.124 |
| 18. | R. Barrichello | Williams | 1:39.538 | ||
| 12. | M. Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:38.502 | 1:38.354 | |
| 07. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.426 | 1:37.892 | 1:37.754 |
| 13. | S. Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:39.352 | 1:38.508 | |
| 11. | J. Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:39.392 | 1:38.315 | |
| 09. | P. di Resta | Force India | 1:38.549 | 1:38.254 | No Time |
| 20. | J. Trulli | Team Lotus | 1:41.101 | ||
| 24. | D. Ricciardo | Hispania | No Time | ||
| 19. | H. Kovalainen | Team Lotus | 1:40.522 | ||
| 22. | J. d’Ambrosio | Virgin | 1:43.483 | ||
| 21. | T. Glock | Virgin | 1:42.091 | ||
| 23. | V. Liuzzi | Hispania | 1:43.758 | ||
| Q1 107% Time: | 1:44.351 | ||||
