Sebastian Vettel will begin tomorrow's Malaysian Grand Prix on pole after dominating in qualifying at Sepang.
The Red Bull driver produced a stunning lap in the final session to finish almost a second faster than second quickest Felipe Massa.
Massa's teammate Fernando Alonso will start in third place, and he is joined on the second row of the grid by Lewis Hamilton.
Mark Webber could only qualify in fifth place, while last week's Australian Grand Prix winner Kimi Raikkonen was seventh fastest.
Jenson Button qualified in eighth position for McLaren, with fellow Brits Paul di Resta and Max Chilton in 15th and 21st respectively.
Qualifying:
1. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
2. Felipe Massa (Ferrari)
3. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
4. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
5. Mark Webber (Red Bull)
6. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
7. Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus Renault)
8. Jenson Button (McLaren)
9. Adrian Sutil (Force India)
10. Sergio Perez (McLaren)
Darren Plant
