Brazilian GP: Final starting grid

Perez's McLaren required a gearbox change after he crashed at the end of Q2. He had qualified 14th despite the incident, but will now start 19th.

At the front of the field, Sebastian Vettel dismissed any thoughts of an underdog upset in the rain by taking one of his most dominant poles of the 2013 Formula 1 season.

Nico Rosberg and Fernando Alonso were his main rivals, with Mark Webber starting fourth for his final F1 race.

Pos  Driver               Team/Car
 1.  Sebastian Vettel     Red Bull-Renault
 2.  Nico Rosberg         Mercedes
 3.  Fernando Alonso      Ferrari
 4.  Mark Webber          Red Bull-Renault
 5.  Lewis Hamilton       Mercedes
 6.  Romain Grosjean      Lotus-Renault
 7.  Daniel Ricciardo     Toro Rosso-Ferrari
 8.  Jean-Eric Vergne     Toro Rosso-Ferrari
 9.  Felipe Massa         Ferrari
10.  Nico Hulkenberg      Sauber-Ferrari
11.  Heikki Kovalainen    Lotus-Renault
12.  Paul di Resta        Force India-Mercedes
13.  Valtteri Bottas      Williams-Renault
14.  Jenson Button        McLaren-Mercedes
15.  Adrian Sutil         Force India-Mercedes
16.  Pastor Maldonado     Williams-Renault
17.  Esteban Gutierrez    Sauber-Ferrari
18.  Charles Pic          Caterham-Renault
19.  Sergio Perez         McLaren-Mercedes
20.  Giedo van der Garde  Caterham-Renault
21.  Jules Bianchi        Marussia-Cosworth
22.  Max Chilton          Marussia-Cosworth