Formula 1: Malaysian Grand Prix - Race Line Up

Formula 1: Malaysian Grand Prix - Race Line Up

Formula 1: Malaysian Grand Prix - Race Line Up

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Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel claimed pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix on Saturday, setting up the German to start the Formula One season with back-to-back victories.

The defending world champion was the last man to complete his flying lap at the Sepang circuit and dramatically edged out McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton by just 0.10 seconds. Red Bull’s Mark Webber was third and McLaren’s Jenson Button fourth.

Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso will start the race from fifth, while Renault’s Nick Heidfeld qualified sixth. Ferrari’s Felipe Massa, Renault’s Vitaly Petrov, Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg and Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi completed the top 10.

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For the second race running, Michael Schumacher did not make it into the final session of qualifying — running more than 0.60 seconds behind teammate Rosberg — and will start 11th.

Vettel notched his 17th career pole position, tying him on the all-time list with three-time world champion Jackie Stewart. However he cut it very fine, only crossing the start-finish line 4 seconds before the checkered flag fell to prevent anyone starting a lap.

“So very close in the end with the McLaren guys, so I’m very happy,” Vettel said. Deseret News

Pos	No	     Driver	   Team
1	1	Sebastian VettelRBR-Renault
2	3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes
3	2	Mark Webber	RBR-Renault
4	4	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes
5	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
6	9	Nick Heidfeld	Renault
7	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari
8	10	Vitaly Petrov	Renault
9	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
10	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber-Ferrari
11	7	Michael SchumacherMercedes
12	18	Sebastien Buemi	STR-Ferrari
13	19	Jaime AlguersuariSTR-Ferrari
14	15	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes
15	11	Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth
16	17	Sergio Perez	Sauber-Ferrari
17	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes
18	12	Pastor MaldonadoWilliams-Cosworth
19	20	Heikki KovalainenLotus-Renault
20	21	Jarno Trulli	Lotus-Renault
21	24	Timo Glock	Virgin-Cosworth
22	25	Jerome d'AmbrosioVirgin-Cosworth
23	23	Vitantonio LiuzziHRT-Cosworth
24	22	Narain KarthikeyanHRT-Cosworth

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