Sebastian Vettel grabbed a third consecutive pole position in India with the fastest ever lap around the Buddh International Circuit this Saturday afternoon.
The Red Bull driver, who can clinch a fourth world title by finishing fifth or higher in Sunday’s race, clocked a lap of 1m 24.119s on the soft tyre – seven-tenths quicker than Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg, who qualified in second ahead of team mate Lewis Hamilton.
Mark Webber set the fourth best time on the medium compound tyres just ahead of Felipe Massa. Fernando Alonso who was following Webber strategy only managed eight best time just ahead of the two McLarens.
| Pos. | Drivers | Teams | Time | Laps |
| 01. |  Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing | 1:24.119 | 12 |
| 02. | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:24.871 | 21 |
| 03. |  Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:24.941 | 20 |
| 04. |  Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing | 1:25.047 | 17 |
| 05. |  Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari | 1:25.201 | 19 |
| 06. |  Kimi Raikkonen |
Lotus F1 | 1:25.248 | 18 |
| 07. | Nico Hulkenberg |
Sauber F1 | 1:25.334 | 19 |
| 08. |  Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari | 1:25.826 | 15 |
| 09. |  Sergio Perez |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:26.153 | 21 |
| 10. | Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:26.487 | 23 |
| 11. | Daniel Ricciardo |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:31.989 | 14 |
| 12. | Paul di Resta |
Sahara Force India | 1:31.992 | 15 |
| 13. | Adrian Sutil |
Sahara Force India | 1:32.013 | 14 |
| 14. |  Jean-Eric Vergne |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:32.063 | 16 |
| 15. | Valtteri Bottas |
Williams F1 | 1:32.093 | 15 |
| 16. | Esteban Gutiérrez |
Sauber F1 | 1:32.485 | 9 |
| 17. | Romain Grosjean |
Lotus F1 | 1:32.890 | 7 |
| 18. |  Pastor Maldonado |
Williams F1 | 1:33.357 | 9 |
| 19. | Jules Bianchi |
Marussia F1 | 1:34.320 | 8 |
| 20. |  Giedo van der Garde |
Caterham F1 Team | 1:34.556 | 6 |
| 21. | Charles Pic |
Caterham F1 Team | 1:34.879 | 7 |
| 22. | Max Chilton |
Marussia F1 | 1:34.958 | 8 |
| Q1 107% Time: | 1:31.564 | |||
