Round 9 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2013-07-07
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) took pole for the 2013 German Grand Prix with a 1:29.398 lap.
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) joined the front row, 0.103s shy of pole, with Mark Webber (Red Bull) third on the grid. Nico HĂĽlkenberg (Sauber) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) missed the cut by 0.095s.
Q3 was settled inside 0.833s — pole to P10 — with Nico Hülkenberg (Sauber) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31.131 | 1:30.152 | 1:29.398 | 1:29.398 |
| 2 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:31.269 | 1:29.992 | 1:29.501 | +0.103 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:31.428 | 1:30.217 | 1:29.608 | +0.210 |
| 7Kimi Räikkönen |
| Lotus F1 |
| 1:30.676 |
| 1:29.852 |
| 1:29.892 |
| +0.494 |
| 5 | 8Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:31.242 | 1:30.005 | 1:29.959 | +0.561 |
| 6 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:31.081 | 1:30.223 | 1:30.528 | +1.130 |
| 7 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:30.547 | 1:29.825 | 1:31.126 | +1.728 |
| 8 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:30.709 | 1:29.962 | 1:31.209 | +1.811 |
| 9 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:31.181 | 1:30.269 | — | +0.871 |
| 10 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 1:31.132 | 1:30.231 | — | +0.833 |
| 11 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:31.322 | 1:30.326 | — | +0.928 |
| 12 | 40Paul di Resta | Force India | 1:31.322 | 1:30.697 | — | +1.299 |
| 13 | 11Sergio Pérez | McLaren | 1:31.498 | 1:30.933 | — | +1.535 |
| 14 | 21Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 1:31.681 | 1:31.010 | — | +1.612 |
| 15 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:31.320 | 1:31.010 | — | +1.612 |
| 16 | 25Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:31.629 | 1:31.104 | — | +1.706 |
| 17 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:31.693 | — | — | +2.295 |
| 18 | 13Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 1:31.707 | — | — | +2.309 |
| 19 | Charles Pic | Caterham | 1:32.937 | — | — | +3.539 |
| 20 | 17Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 1:33.063 | — | — | +3.665 |
| 21 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham | 1:33.734 | — | — | +4.336 |
| 22 | 4Max Chilton | Marussia | 1:34.098 | — | — | +4.700 |