<p>Australian Mark Webber qualified second with McLaren's championship leader Lewis Hamilton the best of the rest in third place. <br />"People were talking at the last race (in Canada) that this would probably be a difficult venue for us. I think we've proved them wrong," said Vettel, who finished fourth in Montreal two weeks ago. <br /><br />Vettel has now secured four poles this season but has failed to convert any of the previous three into wins, his sole victory coming from third place on the grid in Malaysia. Red Bull have had eight poles this year. <br />The two Red Bull drivers line up alongside each other for the first time since they collided in Turkey while heading for a one-two finish but both played down the possibility of locking horns again. <br /><br />Hamilton, who has been runner-up in the previous two races in Valencia, was surprised to be right behind the Red Bulls after locking up his rear wheels on his last flying lap. <br />The McLaren driver is three points ahead of world champion team-mate Jenson Button, with Webber third overall and a further three adrift. Vettel is fifth, 19 points off the lead with 11 races remaining. <br /><br />Ferrari's Fernando Alonso will start his second home race of the year in fourth place, with Brazilian team-mate Felipe Massa fifth. Poland's Robert Kubica starts sixth for Renault. <br />Williams’ German driver Nico Hulkenberg was eighth fastest and Brazilian team-mate Rubens Barrichello ninth. <br /><br />Mercedes had an afternoon to forget with Germany's Nico Rosberg 12th and Michael Schumacher qualified 15th. <br />Force India’s Adrian Sutil will start Sunday’s race 13th on the grid, just ahead of team-mate Vitantonio Liuzzi, who finished in 14th, to round off a disappointing day for the Vijay Mallya-owned outfit.<br />HRT’s Karun Chandhok qualified 23rd infront team-mate Bruno Senna.<br /><br /></p>
<p>Australian Mark Webber qualified second with McLaren's championship leader Lewis Hamilton the best of the rest in third place. <br />"People were talking at the last race (in Canada) that this would probably be a difficult venue for us. I think we've proved them wrong," said Vettel, who finished fourth in Montreal two weeks ago. <br /><br />Vettel has now secured four poles this season but has failed to convert any of the previous three into wins, his sole victory coming from third place on the grid in Malaysia. Red Bull have had eight poles this year. <br />The two Red Bull drivers line up alongside each other for the first time since they collided in Turkey while heading for a one-two finish but both played down the possibility of locking horns again. <br /><br />Hamilton, who has been runner-up in the previous two races in Valencia, was surprised to be right behind the Red Bulls after locking up his rear wheels on his last flying lap. <br />The McLaren driver is three points ahead of world champion team-mate Jenson Button, with Webber third overall and a further three adrift. Vettel is fifth, 19 points off the lead with 11 races remaining. <br /><br />Ferrari's Fernando Alonso will start his second home race of the year in fourth place, with Brazilian team-mate Felipe Massa fifth. Poland's Robert Kubica starts sixth for Renault. <br />Williams’ German driver Nico Hulkenberg was eighth fastest and Brazilian team-mate Rubens Barrichello ninth. <br /><br />Mercedes had an afternoon to forget with Germany's Nico Rosberg 12th and Michael Schumacher qualified 15th. <br />Force India’s Adrian Sutil will start Sunday’s race 13th on the grid, just ahead of team-mate Vitantonio Liuzzi, who finished in 14th, to round off a disappointing day for the Vijay Mallya-owned outfit.<br />HRT’s Karun Chandhok qualified 23rd infront team-mate Bruno Senna.<br /><br /></p>
