Sebastian Vettel left it to the last moment to steal pole position away from Red Bull team mate Mark Webber in qualifying for the 2013 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix in Austin on Saturday afternoon.
Webber looked to have sealed P1 on his last run, but moments later Vettel completed a perfect final sector to grab the top spot by just over a tenth of a second. Lotus’s Romain Grosjean was third.
| Pos. | Drivers | Teams | Time | Laps |
| 01. |  Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing | 1:36.338 | 12 |
| 02. |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing | 1:36.441 | 14 |
| 03. |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus F1 | 1:37.155 | 17 |
| 04. | Nico Hulkenberg |
Sauber F1 | 1:37.296 | 20 |
| 05. |  Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:37.345 | 20 |
| 06. |  Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari | 1:37.376 | 19 |
| 07. |  Sergio Perez |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:37.452 | 21 |
| 08. |  Heikki Kovalainen |
Lotus F1 | 1:37.715 | 21 |
| 09. | Valtteri Bottas |
Williams F1 | 1:37.836 | 24 |
| 10. | Esteban Gutiérrez*** |
Sauber F1 | 1:38.034 | 20 |
| 11. | Daniel Ricciardo |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:38.131 | 18 |
| 12. | Paul di Resta |
Sahara Force India | 1:38.139 | 18 |
| 13. | Jenson Button* |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:38.217 | 16 |
| 14. | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:38.364 | 19 |
| 15. |  Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari | 1:38.592 | 17 |
| 16. | Jean-Eric Vergne |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:38.696 | 15 |
| 17. | Adrian Sutil |
Sahara Force India | 1:39.250 | 10 |
| 18. |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams F1 | 1:39.351 | 11 |
| 19. |  Giedo van der Garde |
Caterham F1 Team | 1:40.491 | 10 |
| 20. | Jules Bianchi |
Marussia F1 | 1:40.528 | 11 |
| 21. | Charles Pic** |
Caterham F1 Team | 1:40.596 | 10 |
| 22. | Max Chilton**** |
Marussia F1 | 1:41.401 | 10 |
| Q1 107% Time: | 1:44.668 | |||
| * Jenson Button – Three place penalty for ignoring red flags during FP1 ** Charles Pic – Five place penalty for gearbox change *** Esteban Gutierrez – Ten place penalty for impeding and performing dangerous manoeuvres **** Max Chilton – Drive-through within the first five laps of the race |
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