An absolute crazy qualifying session here at Silverstone.
A red flag stopped Q2 with a little more than 6 minutes to go and both Ferraris in real danger to be kicked out of Q3 and Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton looking very strong.
All that was turned around in the last minutes and in Q3 the Ferraris were strong with Mark Webber, Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel fighting their way between them while Lewis Hamilton limped back to 8th.
| Pos. | Drivers | Teams | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. |  Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari | 1:51.746 | 25 |
| 02. |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing | 1:51.793 | 23 |
| 03. |  Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:52.020 | 22 |
| 04. | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing | 1:52.199 | 23 |
| 05. |  Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari | 1:53.065 | 24 |
| 06. |  Kimi Raikkonen |
Lotus F1 | 1:53.290 | 24 |
| 07. |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams F1 | 1:53.539 | 25 |
| 08. |  Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:53.543 | 25 |
| 09. | Nico Hulkenberg* |
Sahara Force India | 1:54.382 | 22 |
| 10. |  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus F1 | no time | 18 |
| 11. | Paul di Resta |
Sahara Force India | 1:57.009 | 19 |
| 12. |  Kamui Kobayashi* |
Sauber F1 | 1:57.071 | 18 |
| 13. | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:57.108 | 17 |
| 14. | Daniel Ricciardo |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:57.132 | 18 |
| 15. | Bruno Senna |
Williams F1 | 1:57.426 | 19 |
| 16. | Jean Eric Vergne* |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:57.719 | 18 |
| 17. |  Sergio Perez |
Sauber F1 | 1:57.895 | 19 |
| 18. | Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:48.044 | 12 |
| 19. |  Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham F1 Team | 1:49.027 | 10 |
| 20. | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham F1 Team | 1:49.477 | 10 |
| 21. | Timo Glock |
Marussia F1 | 1:51.618 | 10 |
| 22. | Pedro de la Rosa |
HRT F1 Team | 1:52.742 | 11 |
| 23. |  Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT F1 Team | 1:53.040 | 10 |
| 24. | Charles Pic* |
Marussia F1 | 1:54.143 | 10 |
| 107% Time: | 1:53.718 | |||
| * Kobayashi & Vergne drop 5 & 10 grid spots respectively for causing collisions in Valencia. Hulkenberg drops 5 for gearbox change. Pic failed to make 107% mark – races at stewards’ discretion. | ||||
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