2012 Korean Grand Prix The Korean Grand Prix

Vettel is told that he is doing a good job with gearbox and engine temperatures.

Through the twisty section towards the end of the circuit now and Webber begins to slow the pace down a little.

Round the middle of the lap and Webber is taking them through at a reasonable pace.

All 24 drivers left the grid without problem.

The formation lap begins at Yeongam. Webber answers the call and leads the field of 24 away from the grid.

Soft tyres for Button, Perez, Kobayashi, di resta, Vergne and de la Rosa - keep an eye on these drivers as they look at a one-stop plan.

The engines fire with a minute to the formation lap.

The German is on the dirty side of the circuit, but if he can get level with his team-mate off the line, then he has every chance of taking the inside line into Turn 1.

Vettel closes his eyes and focuses on what will be another hugely important afternoon in this year's campaign.

All to play for down that long straight on the opening lap as well, with another tight first corner to negotiate first.

One DRS zone here, but it has been extended this year, allowing the chasing driver an open rear wing down the long straight into Turn 3.

Just five minutes left on the clock until the formation lap begins at Yeongam.

Button

Soft and supersoft tyres are available today, with the prospect of a one-stop race developing as rubber has gone down on the circuit during the weekend.

Nevertheless, thoughts of using supersofts for half the distance do sound potentially optimistic, so leading drivers could be planning to pit twice as they line up on the grid.

Those outside the top 10, with the option of starting on the harder compound, have the best chance of pulling off a one stopper. Button, starting 11th in his McLaren, is an ideal candidate, particularly after demonstrating strong race pace in practice on Friday.

Drivers getting comfortable in their cars now with under eight minutes to the formation lap.

Here's how the grid will line up today: Pos Driver Car 1. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 3. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 5. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 6. Felipe Massa Ferrari 7. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 8. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 9. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 10. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 11. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 12. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 13. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 14. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 15. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 16. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 17. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 18. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 19. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 20. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 21. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari ** 22. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 24. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth * * 10-place penalty for use of ninth engine ** Five-place gearbox change penalty

Weather conditions remain dry for this afternoon's race but it is overcast around south-west Korea.

No rain is forecast and a stiffening northerly breeze could create some issues for the drivers during the final stages, while air temperature has fallen a little short of today's predicted maximum of 23 degrees Celsius.

A large crowd rises to respect the South Korean anthem, as it is played out over the public address system.

This is how the standings look with five races remaining: World Championship standings, round 15: Drivers: Constructors: 1. Alonso 194 1. Red Bull-Renault 324 2. Vettel 190 2. McLaren-Mercedes 283 3. Raikkonen 157 3. Ferrari 263 4. Hamilton 152 4. Lotus-Renault 239 5. Webber 134 5. Mercedes 136 6. Button 131 6. Sauber-Ferrari 116 7. Rosberg 93 7. Force India-Mercedes 81 8. Grosjean 82 8. Williams-Renault 58

Webber

Hello everyone and welcome to AUTOSPORT Live for coverage of round 16 in this year's FIA Formula 1 world championship - the third Korean Grand Prix from Yeongam.

Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso are the only two drivers to have led the race here over the last two years, so it is perhaps fitting in this topsy-turvy season that it is Mark Webber on pole this afternoon, having snatched it away from the German's hands after a fantastic performance on his second run in qualifying.

Webber stuns Vettel to take pole

Behind the Red Bull pair, Lewis Hamilton is third, with championship leader Alonso fourth. Kimi Raikkonen is looking to score another good haul of points from fifth and Felipe Massa continues his late-season resurgence from sixth position.

The championship is on the line now and we are set for 55 racing laps of the technical 5.615km Korea International Circuit.