Korean GP: Vettel handles two McLarens in final practice
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| Sebastian Vettel |
Sebastian Vettel was quickest in final practice for the Korean Grand Prix with a time of 1m37.642s.
That put him half a second clear of McLaren's Lewis Hamilton.
Jenson Button was third in the second McLaren, while Lotus's Romain Grosjean and Kimi Raikkonen were fourth and fifth.
Championship leader Fernando Alonso was sixth fastest in his Ferrari ahead of Mark Webber in the second Red-Bull.
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Behind | Laps |
| 1. | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1m37.642s | +0.000s | 17 |
| 2. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m38.169s | +0.527s | 12 |
| 3. | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m38.511s | +0.869s | 13 |
| 4. | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1m38.582s | +0.940s | 16 |
| 5. | Kimi Raikkonen | Lotus-Renault | 1m38.666s | +1.024s | 18 |
| 6. | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1m38.705s | +1.063s | 12 |
| 7. | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 1m38.766s | +1.124s | 7 |
| 8. | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1m38.791s | +1.149s | 13 |
| 9. | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1m38.833s | +1.191s | 16 |
| 10. | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1m38.932s | +1.290s | 17 |
| 11. | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m38.954s | +1.312s | 17 |
| 12. | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m39.010s | +1.368s | 20 |
| 13. | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1m39.150s | +1.508s | 18 |
| 14. | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1m39.156s | +1.514s | 18 |
| 15. | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m39.345s | +1.703s | 14 |
| 16. | Jean-Eric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m39.448s | +1.806s | 17 |
| 17. | Daniel Ricciardo | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | 1m39.537s | +1.895s | 18 |
| 18. | Bruno Senna | Williams-Renault | 1m39.706s | +2.064s | 18 |
| 19. | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham-Renault | 1m41.114s | +3.472s | 14 |
| 20. | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham-Renault | 1m41.437s | +3.795s | 19 |
| 21. | Charles Pic | Marussia-Cosworth | 1m41.684s | +4.042s | 16 |
| 22. | Timo Glock | Marussia-Cosworth | 1m42.062s | +4.420s | 15 |
| 23. | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 1m42.845s | +5.203s | 15 |
| 24. | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT-Cosworth | 1m42.882s | +5.240s | 14 |