Spain 2013 - Qualifying results - Mercedes lock out the front row in Barcelona
Published by Christine
Under sunny skies, qualifying played out with surprising results. The McLaren drivers were split by a session and Pérez ended up ahead. Williams dropped out of the first session with both drivers out early. Qualifying specialist Vettel could only manage third fastest, leaving the front row for Mercedes.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:20.718 | 12 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:20.972 | 12 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:21.054 | 12 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 1:21.177 | 17 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:21.218 | 12 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:21.219 | 12 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:21.308 | 16 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:21.570 | 12 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:22.069 | 13 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:22.233 | 17 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:22.127 | 14 |
| 12 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:22.166 | 12 |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:22.346 | 12 |
| 14 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:22.355 | 9 |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber F1 Team | 1:22.389 | 13 |
| 16 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:22.793 | 15 |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams F1 Team | 1:23.260 | 9 |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 1:23.318 | 9 |
| 19 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham F1 Team | 1:24.661 | 6 |
| 20 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia F1 Team | 1:24.713 | 6 |
| 21 | Max Chilton | Marussia F1 Team | 1:24.996 | 6 |
| 22 | Charles Pic | Caterham F1 Team | 1:25.070 | 6 |
