Ο τυφώνας-Vettel χτύπησε και στην Ιαπωνία! Ο Γερμανός πιλότος της Red Bull καθάρισε με συνοπτικές διαδικασίες την pole position και θα βρεθεί για 4η συνεχόμενη χρονιά στην πρώτη γραμμή εκκίνησης με τον Mark Webber να ολοκληρώνει ένα όμορφο Σάββατο για τους κόκκινους ταύρους με τη δεύτερη του θέση. Απ’εκεί και πέρα, η έξοδος του Kimi Raikkonen στο τέλος των προκριματικών χάλασε τα σχέδια πολλών οδηγών με αποτέλεσμα οι Fernando Alonso και Lewis Hamilton να μείνουν στις θέσεις 6 και 9, αντίστοιχα. Έτσι, στις θέσεις 3 και 4 θα βρεθούν οι Kamui Kobayashi και Romain Grosjean λόγω της ποινής του Jenson Button, ο οποίος θα ξεκινήσει 8ος.
Αναμφίβολα, ένα αποτέλεσμα που ίσως να λέει πολλά για την αυριανή εκκίνηση. Μπορεί ο Fernando Alonso να βρεθεί κοντά στον Sebastian Vettel ή ο Γερμανός θα εξαφανιστεί στον ορίζοντα; Σε περίπου 23 ώρες από τώρα θα γνωρίζουμε την απάντηση. Αναλυτικά το Grid και οι θέσεις όλων των οδηγών.
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Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:32.608 | 1:31.501 | 1:30.839 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:32.951 | 1:31.950 | 1:31.090 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.077 | 1:31.772 | 1:31.290 |
| 4 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:32.042 | 1:31.886 | 1:31.700 |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:32.029 | 1:31.988 | 1:31.898 |
| 6 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:32.147 | 1:32.169 | 1:32.022 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.459 | 1:31.833 | 1:32.114 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 1:32.221 | 1:31.826 | 1:32.208 |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:33.061 | 1:32.121 | 1:32.327 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:32.828 | 1:32.272 | |
| 11 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.946 | 1:32.293 | |
| 12 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:32.898 | 1:32.327 | |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:33.349 | 1:32.469 | |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:32.834 | 1:32.512 | |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33.015 | 1:32.625 | |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | STR-Ferrari | 1:33.059 | 1:32.954 | |
| 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | STR-Ferrari | 1:33.370 | 1:33.368 | |
| 18 | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 1:33.405 | ||
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1:34.657 | ||
| 20 | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:35.213 | ||
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 1:35.385 | ||
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:35.429 | ||
| 23 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1:35.432 | ||
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 1:36.734 | ||
| Q1 107% Time | 1:38.471 |
Note – Schumacher drops 10 grid spots for causing a collision at previous round; Button and Hulkenberg drop five for unscheduled gearbox changes; Vergne drops three for blocking Senna in Q1.
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| Sector #1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | No | Driver | Time |
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 32.498 |
| 2 | 2 | Mark Webber | 32.565 |
| 3 | 3 | Jenson Button | 32.719 |
| 4 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | 32.795 |
| 5 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | 32.807 |
| 6 | 15 | Sergio Perez | 32.842 |
| 7 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | 32.853 |
| 8 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 32.960 |
| 9 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | 33.007 |
| 10 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | 33.136 |
| 11 | 11 | Paul di Resta | 33.149 |
| 12 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | 33.153 |
| 13 | 19 | Bruno Senna | 33.164 |
| 14 | 6 | Felipe Massa | 33.258 |
| 15 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | 33.383 |
| 16 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | 33.590 |
| 17 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | 33.599 |
| 18 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | 33.704 |
| 19 | 24 | Timo Glock | 34.348 |
| 20 | 25 | Charles Pic | 34.387 |
| 21 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | 34.398 |
| 22 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | 34.452 |
| 23 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | 34.457 |
| 24 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | 34.721 |
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| Sector #2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | No | Driver | Time |
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 40.580 |
| 2 | 3 | Jenson Button | 40.782 |
| 3 | 2 | Mark Webber | 40.832 |
| 4 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | 40.852 |
| 5 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | 41.003 |
| 6 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | 41.090 |
| 7 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | 41.129 |
| 8 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | 41.187 |
| 9 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 41.208 |
| 10 | 15 | Sergio Perez | 41.212 |
| 11 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | 41.263 |
| 12 | 6 | Felipe Massa | 41.296 |
| 13 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | 41.335 |
| 14 | 11 | Paul di Resta | 41.396 |
| 15 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | 41.485 |
| 16 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | 41.490 |
| 17 | 19 | Bruno Senna | 41.646 |
| 18 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | 41.729 |
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | 42.142 |
| 20 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | 42.316 |
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock | 42.605 |
| 22 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | 42.626 |
| 23 | 25 | Charles Pic | 42.722 |
| 24 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | 43.090 |
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| Sector #3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | No | Driver | Time |
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 17.602 |
| 2 | 2 | Mark Webber | 17.693 |
| 3 | 3 | Jenson Button | 17.701 |
| 4 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 17.708 |
| 5 | 6 | Felipe Massa | 17.739 |
| 6 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | 17.751 |
| 7 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | 17.754 |
| 8 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | 17.767 |
| 9 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | 17.776 |
| 10 | 11 | Paul di Resta | 17.782 |
| 11 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | 17.791 |
| 12 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | 17.813 |
| 13 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | 17.842 |
| 14 | 15 | Sergio Perez | 17.850 |
| 15 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | 17.856 |
| 16 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | 17.873 |
| 17 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | 17.886 |
| 18 | 19 | Bruno Senna | 18.010 |
| 19 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | 18.063 |
| 20 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | 18.186 |
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock | 18.260 |
| 22 | 25 | Charles Pic | 18.320 |
| 23 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | 18.361 |
| 24 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | 18.381 |
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| Pos | No | Driver | Time of Day | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | 14:19:51 | 311.7 |
| 2 | 17 | Jean-Eric Vergne | 14:20:11 | 311.6 |
| 3 | 10 | Romain Grosjean | 15:01:04 | 311.3 |
| 4 | 3 | Jenson Button | 14:54:02 | 310.7 |
| 5 | 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | 14:33:31 | 310.5 |
| 6 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | 14:19:34 | 310.2 |
| 7 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | 14:42:16 | 309.8 |
| 8 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | 14:40:51 | 309.6 |
| 9 | 2 | Mark Webber | 14:54:13 | 309.5 |
| 10 | 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | 14:09:38 | 309.3 |
| 11 | 6 | Felipe Massa | 14:32:42 | 309.1 |
| 12 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | 14:32:37 | 308.9 |
| 13 | 18 | Pastor Maldonado | 14:34:34 | 308.3 |
| 14 | 15 | Sergio Perez | 14:18:42 | 307.7 |
| 15 | 11 | Paul di Resta | 14:41:06 | 306.9 |
| 16 | 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 14:13:37 | 306.7 |
| 17 | 24 | Timo Glock | 14:20:08 | 306.3 |
| 18 | 19 | Bruno Senna | 14:18:36 | 306.2 |
| 19 | 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | 14:32:49 | 305.3 |
| 20 | 22 | Pedro de la Rosa | 14:20:29 | 305.0 |
| 21 | 25 | Charles Pic | 14:11:28 | 304.9 |
| 22 | 21 | Vitaly Petrov | 14:20:05 | 303.3 |
| 23 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | 14:19:58 | 303.0 |
| 24 | 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | 14:19:14 | 301.2 |
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