Qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix saw most of the top ten runners opt for similar two-stop strategies for Sunday’s 53-lap race.

Sebastian Vettel starts on the pole position and significantly Jarno Trulli, Lewis Hamilton and Adrian Sutil will be forced to pit for fuel before him. This puts the Red Bull Renault driver in a very strong position as he chases his third win of the season.

Saturday Qualifying Results:

Position	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Weight (kg)
1	Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:30.883	1:30.341	1:32.160	658.5
2	Trulli	Toyota	1:31.063	1:30.737	1:32.220	655.5
3	Hamilton	McLaren Mercedes	1:30.917	1:30.627	1:32.395	656.0
4	Sutil	Force India	1:31.386	1:31.222	1:32.466	650.0
5	Barrichello	Brawn GP	1:31.272	1:31.055	1:32.660	660.5
6	Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1:31.501	1:31.260	1:32.945	660.0
7	Button	Brawn GP	1:31.041	1:30.880	1:32.962	658.5
8	Raikkonen	Scuderia Ferrari	1:31.228	1:31.052	1:32.980	661.0
9	Kovalainen	McLaren Mercedes	1:31.499	1:31.223	DNF	675.0
10	Buemi	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:31.196	1:31.103		665.4
11	Rosberg	Williams	1:31.286	1:31.482		684.5
12	Alonso	Renault	1:31.401	1:31.638		689.5
13	Kubica	BMW Sauber	1:31.417	1:32.341		686.0
14	Glock	Toyota	1:31.550	DNF		N/A
15	Alguersuari	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:31.571	DNF		682.5
16	Fisichella	Scuderia Ferrari	1:31.704			661.5
17	Nakajima	Williams	1:31.718			695.7
18	Grosjean	Renault	1:32.073			691.8
19	Liuzzi	Force India	1:32.087			682.5
20	Webber	Red Bull Racing

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Author: Jeff