Mark Webber will start the German Grand Prix from pole position after topping qualifying for the third time this season.
The Q3 session saw the leading contenders complete two runs, with Webber proving the fastest man on both occasions.
Webber’s team-mate Sebastian Vettel was second fastest after the first run but will start third after a great final lap from Lewis Hamilton.
Fernando Alonso was fourth quickest from team-mate Felipe Massa, Mercedes GP’s Nico Rosberg and Jenson Button in the second McLaren.
Adrian Sutil, Vitaly Petrov and Michael Schumacher rounded out the top ten.
Daniel Ricciardo qualified 24th – just 0.025s shy of team-mate Tonio Liuzzi. The Australian will start the race ahead of the Liuzzi however due to the Italian being penalised for a gearbox change.
See below for the full qualifying result
|
Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
| 1 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:33.096 | 1:31.311 | 1:30.079 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:32.934 | 1:30.998 | 1:30.134 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:32.973 | 1:31.017 | 1:30.216 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.916 | 1:31.150 | 1:30.442 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:31.826 | 1:31.582 | 1:30.910 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:32.785 | 1:31.343 | 1:31.263 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.224 | 1:31.532 | 1:31.288 |
| 8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:32.286 | 1:31.809 | 1:32.010 |
| 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:33.187 | 1:31.985 | 1:32.187 |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:32.603 | 1:32.180 | 1:32.482 |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:32.505 | 1:32.215 | |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:32.651 | 1:32.560 | |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1:33.003 | 1:32.635 | |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:33.664 | 1:33.043 | |
| 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:33.295 | 1:33.176 | |
| 16 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:33.635 | 1:33.546 | |
| 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:33.658 | 1:33.698 | |
| 18 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:33.786 | ||
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1:35.599 | ||
| 20 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:36.400 | ||
| 21 | Karun Chandhok | Lotus-Renault | 1:36.422 | ||
| 22 | Jerome d’Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:36.641 | ||
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT-Cosworth | 1:37.011 | ||
| 24 | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT-Cosworth | 1:37.036 |
See below for Speedcafe.com’s German Grand Prix Race Guide
