Mark Webber produced a brilliant performance in qualifying at Yas Marina on Saturday evening to beat Red Bull team mate Sebastian Vettel to pole position.
The Australian put together three near-perfect sectors on his final Q3 run to record a lap of 1m 39.957s – just over a tenth of a second quicker than Vettel’s best effort. Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg was third, with team mate Lewis Hamilton spinning as he tried to improve his position.
| Pos. | Drivers | Teams | Time | Laps |
| 01. |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing | 1:39.957 | 17 |
| 02. |  Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing | 1:40.075 | 12 |
| 03. | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:40.419 | 18 |
| 04. |  Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:40.501 | 19 |
| 05. |  Kimi Raikkonen* |
Lotus F1 | 1:40.542 | 20 |
| 06. | Nico Hulkenberg |
Sauber F1 | 1:40.576 | 21 |
| 07. |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus F1 | 1:40.997 | 21 |
| 08. |  Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari | 1:41.015 | 18 |
| 09. |  Sergio Perez |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:41.068 | 20 |
| 10. | Daniel Ricciardo |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:41.111 | 21 |
| 11. |  Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari | 1:41.093 | 15 |
| 12. | Paul di Resta |
Sahara Force India | 1:41.133 | 19 |
| 13. | Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:41.200 | 15 |
| 14. | Jean-Eric Vergne |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:41.279 | 15 |
| 15. |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams F1 | 1:41.395 | 16 |
| 16. | Valtteri Bottas |
Williams F1 | 1:41.447 | 14 |
| 17. | Esteban Gutiérrez |
Sauber F1 | 1:41.999 | 8 |
| 18. | Adrian Sutil |
Sahara Force India | 1:42.051 | 10 |
| 19. |  Giedo van der Garde |
Caterham F1 Team | 1:43.252 | 10 |
| 20. | Jules Bianchi* |
Marussia F1 | 1:43.398 | 7 |
| 21. | Charles Pic |
Caterham F1 Team | 1:43.528 | 10 |
| 22. | Max Chilton |
Marussia F1 | 1:44.198 | 8 |
| Q1 107% Time: | 1:47.741 | |||
| * Bianchi qualified 20th, but he will drop 5 grid places for an unscheduled gearbox change * Kimi Raikkonen was excluded from qualifying and will start the race from the pitlane |
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