Even an Interlagos downpour could not stop Sebastian Vettel as the 2013 Formula 1 champion took Brazilian Grand Prix pole by six tenths of a second.
The Red Bull driver utterly dominated a Q3 session delayed by 45 minutes due to intense rainfall.
Although Romain Grosjean briefly held provisional pole by virtue of taking intermediates before anyone else, Vettel’s first lap on that rubber put him 1.1s clear of all his rivals.
Nico Rosberg and Fernando Alonso were left to battle for second place, with the Mercedes eventually taking it and trimming Vettel’s advantage to 0.623s.
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| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:25.381 | 1:26.420 | 1:26.479 | 23 |
| 2 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:25.556 | 1:26.626 | 1:27.102 | 22 |
| 3 | 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.656 | 1:26.590 | 1:27.539 | 21 |
| 4 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:26.689 | 1:26.963 | 1:27.572 | 23 |
| 5 | 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:25.342 | 1:26.698 | 1:27.677 | 23 |
| 6 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:26.453 | 1:26.161 | 1:27.737 | 22 |
| 7 | 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | STR-Ferrari | 1:27.209 | 1:27.078 | 1:28.052 | 24 |
| 8 | 18 | Jean-Eric Vergne | STR-Ferrari | 1:27.124 | 1:27.363 | 1:28.081 | 25 |
| 9 | 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:26.817 | 1:27.049 | 1:28.109 | 20 |
| 10 | 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:26.071 | 1:27.441 | 1:29.582 | 21 |
| 11 | 7 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1:26.266 | 1:27.456 | 21 | |
| 12 | 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:26.275 | 1:27.798 | 16 | |
| 13 | 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 1:26.790 | 1:27.954 | 16 | |
| 14 | 6 | Sergio Perez | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:26.741 | 1:28.269 | 15 | |
| 15 | 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:26.398 | 1:28.308 | 15 | |
| 16 | 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:26.874 | 1:28.586 | 19 | |
| 17 | 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:27.367 | 12 | ||
| 18 | 12 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:27.445 | 14 | ||
| 19 | 20 | Charles Pic | Caterham-Renault | 1:27.843 | 6 | ||
| 20 | 21 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham-Renault | 1:28.320 | 6 | ||
| 21 | 22 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:28.366 | 11 | ||
| 22 | 23 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:28.950 | 11 | ||
| Q1 107% Time | 1:31.315 |