Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing set the record for the fastest ever lap at the Suzuka Racing Circuit in Japan as he took pole position, while local lad Kamui Kobayashi finished third, behind Brazilian Felipe Massa
1 Sebastian Vettel – Red Bull 1 –2 Felipe Massa – Ferrari 10+83 Kamui Kobayashi – Sauber 3 –4 Jenson Button – McLaren 8 +45 Lewis Hamilton – McLaren 9 +46 Kimi Raikkonen – Lotus 7 +17 Nico Hulkenberg – Force India 15+88 Pastor Maldonado – Williams 12+49 Mark Webber – Red Bull 2 -710Daniel Ricciardo – Toro Rosso 14+411
Michael Schumacher – Mercedes 23+1212
Paul di Resta – Force India 11-113
Jean-Eric Vergne – Toro Rosso 19+614
Bruno Senna – Williams 16+215
Romain Grosjean – Lotus 4-1116
Heikki Kovalainen – Caterham 17+117
Timo Glock – Marussia 18+118
Vitaly Petrov – Caterham 22+419
Pedro de la Rosa – HRT 20+120
Charles Pic – Marussia 21+121
Narain Karthikeyan – HRT 24+322 Sergio Perez – Sauber 5-1723 Fernando Alonso – Ferrari 6-1724 Nico Rosberg – Mercedes 13-11