Round 5 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2013-05-12
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) took pole for the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix with a 1:20.718 lap.
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) joined the front row, 0.254s shy of pole, with Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) third on the grid. Paul di Resta (Force India) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso) missed the cut by —s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.515s — pole to P10 — with Paul di Resta (Force India) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:21.913 | 1:21.776 | 1:20.718 | 1:20.718 |
| 2 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:21.728 | 1:21.001 | 1:20.972 | +0.254 |
| 3 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:22.158 | 1:21.602 | 1:21.054 | +0.336 |
| 4 |
| 7Kimi Räikkönen |
| Lotus F1 |
| 1:22.210 |
| 1:21.676 |
| 1:21.177 |
| +0.459 |
| 5 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:22.264 | 1:21.646 | 1:21.218 | +0.500 |
| 6 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:22.492 | 1:21.978 | 1:21.219 | +0.501 |
| 7 | 8Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:22.613 | 1:21.998 | 1:21.308 | +0.590 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:22.342 | 1:21.718 | 1:21.570 | +0.852 |
| 9 | 11Sergio Pérez | McLaren | 1:23.116 | 1:21.790 | 1:22.069 | +1.351 |
| 10 | 40Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:22.663 | 1:22.019 | 1:22.233 | +1.515 |
| 11 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:22.905 | 1:22.127 | — | +1.409 |
| 12 | 25Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:22.775 | 1:22.166 | — | +1.448 |
| 13 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:22.952 | 1:22.346 | — | +1.628 |
| 14 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:23.166 | 1:22.355 | — | +1.637 |
| 15 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 1:23.058 | 1:22.389 | — | +1.671 |
| 16 | 21Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 1:23.218 | 1:22.793 | — | +2.075 |
| 17 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:23.260 | — | — | +2.542 |
| 18 | 13Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:23.318 | — | — | +2.600 |
| 19 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | 1:24.661 | — | — | +3.943 |
| 20 | 17Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 1:24.713 | — | — | +3.995 |
| 21 | 4Max Chilton | Marussia | 1:24.996 | — | — | +4.278 |
| 22 | Charles Pic | Caterham | 1:25.070 | — | — | +4.352 |