Austin, Texas – Red Bull's championship leader Sebastian Vettel will start the U.S. Grand Prix from pole position on Sunday with the German perfectly placed to secure his third Formula One title in succession.
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, who is 10 points behind with two races remaining including Sunday's, could set only the ninth fastest time in Saturday's qualifying.
Vettel, who dominated all three practice sessions at the sport's newest venue, will have McLaren's Lewis Hamilton alongside on the front row.
GRID
1. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) RedBull - Renault
2. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) McLaren
3. Mark Webber (Australia) RedBull - Renault
4. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Lotus - Renault
5. Michael Schumacher (Germany) Mercedes
6. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari
7. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Force India - Mercedes
8. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Ferrari
9. Romain Grosjean (France) Lotus - Renault
10. Pastor Maldonado (Venezuela) Williams - Renault
11. Bruno Senna (Brazil) Williams - Renault
12. Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren
13. Paul Di Resta (Britain) Force India - Mercedes
14. Jean-Eric Vergne (France) Toro Rosso - Ferrari
15. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Sauber - Ferrari
16. Kamui Kobayashi (Japan) Sauber - Ferrari
17. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes
18. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Toro Rosso - Ferrari
19. Timo Glock (Germany) Marussia - Cosworth
20. Charles Pic (France) Marussia - Cosworth
21. Vitaly Petrov (Russia) Caterham - Renault
22. Heikki Kovalainen (Finland) Caterham - Renault
23. Pedro de la Rosa (Spain) HRT - Cosworth
24. Narain Karthikeyan (India) HRT - Cosworth – Reuters