2011 Korean Grand Prix The Korean Grand Prix

The pitlane is now closed. Any driver not on the grid by now will have to start from the pit exit, once the field has taken the lights.

The Ferrari pair finally take up position on the grid after several pit visits to test the team's effective launch system.

The grid is particularly dirty off the racing line, with no support action here to help lay rubber on the start slots.

Meteo France predicts light drops of rain to fall over the next 20 minutes.

Here's how the grid will line up this afternoon: Pos Driver Team 1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 3. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 4. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 5. Felipe Massa Ferrari 6. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 8. Vitaly Petrov Renault 9. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 10. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 11. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 12. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 13. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 14. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 15. Bruno Senna Renault 16. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 17. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 18. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 19. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 20. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 21. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 22. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 23. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 24. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth

Button has taken up his place on the clean side of the grid in third position.

D'Ambrosio passes through the Virgin pitbox for a tweak to his front wing angle.

Weather conditions have mirrored those of yesterday, with a bright, sunny start now being swept aside by a bank of incoming cloud from the East China Sea.

Again, one or two light, drizzly showers lie to the west just off the coast and a few drops of moisture are possible over the next 30 minutes, but we expect a dry race this afternoon, with a maximum air temperature of 20 degrees Celsius.

A strong north-westerly breeze is blowing in off the sea and it will remain throughout the race.

Practice starts continue from the end of the pitlane, with drivers getting a measure of grip levels to configure each car's systems.

Here's a reminder of the standings as the season begins to draw to a close. World Championship standings, round 15: Drivers: Constructors: 1. Vettel 324 1. Red Bull-Renault 518 2. Button 210 2. McLaren-Mercedes 388 3. Alonso 202 3. Ferrari 292 4. Webber 194 4. Mercedes 123 5. Hamilton 178 5. Renault 72 6. Massa 90 6. Force India-Mercedes 48

Petrov and Senna head out of the Renault garage for laps to the grid.

The pitlane is now open, allowing drivers to join the track and check over the basic functions of their cars before the start of the race.