Round 18 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2013-11-17
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) took pole for the 2013 United States Grand Prix with a 1:36.338 lap.
Mark Webber (Red Bull) joined the front row, 0.103s shy of pole, with Romain Grosjean (Lotus F1) third on the grid. Esteban Gutiérrez (Sauber) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso) missed the cut by 0.097s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.696s — pole to P10 — with Esteban Gutiérrez (Sauber) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:38.516 | 1:37.065 | 1:36.338 | 1:36.338 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:38.161 | 1:37.312 | 1:36.441 | +0.103 |
| 3 | 8Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:38.676 | 1:37.523 | 1:37.155 | +0.817 |
| 27Nico HĂĽlkenberg |
| Sauber |
| 1:38.339 |
| 1:37.828 |
| 1:37.296 |
| +0.958 |
| 5 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:37.959 | 1:37.854 | 1:37.345 | +1.007 |
| 6 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:38.929 | 1:37.368 | 1:37.376 | +1.038 |
| 7 | 11Sergio Pérez | McLaren | 1:38.367 | 1:38.040 | 1:37.452 | +1.114 |
| 8 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus F1 | 1:38.375 | 1:38.078 | 1:37.715 | +1.377 |
| 9 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:37.821 | 1:37.439 | 1:37.836 | +1.498 |
| 10 | 21Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 1:38.082 | 1:38.031 | 1:38.034 | +1.696 |
| 11 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:38.882 | 1:38.131 | — | +1.793 |
| 12 | 40Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:38.894 | 1:38.139 | — | +1.801 |
| 13 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:38.588 | 1:38.217 | — | +1.879 |
| 14 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:38.743 | 1:38.364 | — | +2.026 |
| 15 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:39.094 | 1:38.592 | — | +2.254 |
| 16 | 25Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:38.880 | 1:38.696 | — | +2.358 |
| 17 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:39.250 | — | — | +2.912 |
| 18 | 13Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:39.351 | — | — | +3.013 |
| 19 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | 1:40.491 | — | — | +4.153 |
| 20 | 17Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 1:40.528 | — | — | +4.190 |
| 21 | Charles Pic | Caterham | 1:40.596 | — | — | +4.258 |
| 22 | 4Max Chilton | Marussia | 1:41.401 | — | — | +5.063 |