Vettel grabs Turkish pole in Red Bull front row
Webber second, Rosberg third.
Red Bull Racing locked up the front row of the 2011 edition of the Turkish Grand Prix with Sebastian Vettel on pole position for the fourth consecutive time this season, ahead of team mate Mark Webber.
Vettel clocked a best time of 1:25.049, beating the Australian by 0.405 seconds (1:25.454).
Mercedes GP’s Nico Rosberg qualified third (1:25.574) and was followed by McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton (1:25.595), Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso (1:25.851), McLaren’s Jenson Button (1:25.982), Lotus Renault GP’s Vitaly Petrov (1:26.296), Mercedes GP’s Michael Schumacher (1:26.646), Nick Heidfeld in the other Lotus Renault (1:26.657) and Ferrari’s Felipe Massa.
Rubens Barrichello qualified 11th in the Williams ahead of Force India’s Adrian Sutil and Paul Di Resta, team-mate Pastor Maldonado, Sauber’s Sergio Perez and Toro Rosso’s Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari.
2011 Turkish Grand Prix, Qualifying Session results:
| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:27.039 | 1:25.610 | 1:25.049 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:27.090 | 1:26.075 | 1:25.454 | 10 |
| 3 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:27.514 | 1:25.801 | 1:25.574 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:27.091 | 1:26.066 | 1:25.595 | 13 |
| 5 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:27.349 | 1:26.152 | 1:25.851 | 16 |
| 6 | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:27.374 | 1:26.485 | 1:25.982 | 14 |
| 7 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:27.475 | 1:26.654 | 1:26.296 | 15 |
| 8 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:27.697 | 1:26.121 | 1:26.646 | 13 |
| 9 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:27.901 | 1:26.740 | 1:26.659 | 13 |
| 10 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:27.013 | 1:26.395 | 16 | |
| 11 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:28.246 | 1:26.764 | 10 | |
| 12 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:27.392 | 1:27.027 | 14 | |
| 13 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:27.625 | 1:27.145 | 11 | |
| 14 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1:27.396 | 1:27.236 | 14 | |
| 15 | 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:27.778 | 1:27.244 | 11 | |
| 16 | 18 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:27.620 | 1:27.255 | 9 | |
| 17 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:28.055 | 1:27.572 | 7 | |
| 18 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1:28.780 | 8 | ||
| 19 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 1:29.673 | 8 | ||
| 20 | 25 | Jerome d’Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:30.445 | 8 | ||
| 21 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT-Cosworth | 1:30.692 | 7 | ||
| 22 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:30.813 | 8 | ||
| 23 | 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 1:31.564 | 8 | ||
| 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | No time | 2 | |||
| Q1 107% Time | 1:33.103 |
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