And came in third place Lewis Hamilton driver Almersds. The fourth and fifth returned to binary Ferrari Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso, respectively
Drivers starting positions in the Australian Grand Prix
| Rank | Driver | Teams | time |
| 1 | S Vettel (GER) | Red Bull | 1:27.407 |
| 2 | M Webber (AUS) | Red Bull | 1:27.827 |
| 3 | LC Hamilton (GBR) | Mercedes | 1:28.087 |
| 4 | >F Massa (BRA) | Ferrari | 1:28.490 |
| 5 | F Alonso (ESP) | Ferrari | 1:28.493 |
| 6 | N Rosberg (GER) | Mercedes | 1:28.523 |
| 7 | KM Räikkönen (FIN) | Lotus | |
| 8 | R Grosjean (FRA) | Lotus | 1:29.013 |
| 9 | P di Resta (GBR) | Force India | 1:29.305 |
| 10 | J Button (GBR) | McLaren | 1:30.357 |
| 11 | N Hülkenberg (GER) | Sauber | 1:38.067 |
| 12 | A Sutil (GER) | Force India | 1:38.134 |
| 13 | JE Vergne (FRA) | Toro Rosso | 1:38.778 |
| 14 | D Ricciardo (AUS) | Toro Rosso | 1:39.042 |
| 15 | S Perez (MEX) | McLaren | 1:39.900 |
| 16 | V Bottas (FIN) | Williams | 1:40.290 |
| 17 | P Maldonado (VEN) | Williams | 1:47.614 |
| 18 | E Gutiérrez (MEX) | Sauber | 1:47.776 |
| 19 | J Bianchi (FRA) | Marussia | 1:48.147 |
| 20 | M Chilton (GBR) | Marussia | 1:48.909 |
| 21 | G van der Garde (NED) | Caterham | 1:49.519 |
| 22 | C Pic (FRA) | Caterham | 1:50.626 |