Qualifying results - Germany 2013 - Mercedes make some mistakes but take pole position regardless
Published by Christine
Lewis Hamilton scored a surprise pole position, during a session that was predicted to favour the Red Bull duo. His Mercedes team made a mistake during Q2, leaving their drivers in the garage as the track got faster, which saw Nico Rosberg drop out and qualify 11th. They battled back for pole position with the other car though, ahead of the two Red Bulls, with the two Lotus drivers next in line.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:29.398 | 14 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:29.501 | 14 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:29.608 | 14 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 1:29.892 | 15 |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:29.959 | 16 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:30.528 | 16 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:31.126 | 17 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:31.209 | 15 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | No time | 16 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber F1 Team | No time | 13 |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:30.326 | 10 |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:30.697 | 18 |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:30.933 | 16 |
| 14 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:31.010 | 17 |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:31.010 | 15 |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:31.104 | 12 |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams F1 Team | 1:31.693 | 8 |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 1:31.707 | 6 |
| 19 | Charles Pic | Caterham F1 Team | 1:32.937 | 8 |
| 20 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia F1 Team | 1:33.063 | 9 |
| 21 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham F1 Team | 1:33.734 | 8 |
| 22 | Max Chilton | Marussia F1 Team | 1:34.098 | 9 |
