Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber made a big step forward in final practice to show their intent of securing a third consecutive pole position.
The German placed his car at the front by a tenth over his team-mate, whilst the Mercedes paid could only come within fourth tenths.
Fernando Alonso was the ‘best of the rest’ ahead Lotus’s Romain Grosjean.
FP2 Times – 2013 Korean Grand Prix:
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:37.881 | 17 | |
| 02 | M. Webber | Red Bull | 1:38.018 | 0.137 | 17 |
| 03 | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.318 | 0.437 | 16 |
| 04 | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:38.332 | 0.451 | 15 |
| 05 | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:38.486 | 0.605 | 13 |
| 06 | R. Grosjean | Lotus | 1:38.701 | 0.820 | 19 |
| 07 | F. Massa | Ferrari | 1:38.816 | 0.935 | 14 |
| 08 | K. Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:38.857 | 0.976 | 17 |
| 09 | N. Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1:38.961 | 1.080 | 16 |
| 10 | J. Button | McLaren | 1:39.114 | 1.233 | 14 |
| 11 | E. Gutierrez | Sauber | 1:39.128 | 1.247 | 15 |
| 12 | P. Maldonado | Williams | 1:39.196 | 1.315 | 16 |
| 13 | A. Sutil | Force India | 1:39.204 | 1.323 | 17 |
| 14 | S. Perez | McLaren | 1:39.274 | 1.393 | 15 |
| 15 | D. Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:39.327 | 1.446 | 17 |
| 16 | P. di Resta | Force India | 1:39.371 | 1.490 | 19 |
| 17 | J-E. Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:39.665 | 1.784 | 15 |
| 18 | V. Bottas | Williams | 1:40.128 | 2.247 | 17 |
| 19 | C. Pic | Caterham | 1:41.360 | 3.479 | 19 |
| 20 | G. van der Garde | Caterham | 1:41.614 | 3.733 | 20 |
| 21 | J. Bianchi | Marussia | 1:41.646 | 3.765 | 14 |
| 22 | M. Chilton | Marussia | 1:42.267 | 4.386 | 17 |
