Singapore, 21 September

Qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix had the crowds packed into the grandstands holding their breath until the chequered flag at the Marina Bay circuit. Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso ended the spectacular night session in sixth and seventh places respectively, in what was a closely fought contest.

In Q1, Alonso and Massa did a first run on the Medium tyres, doing 3 and 7 laps respectively. Then, both F138s went out on the Supersofts, which produced a notable drop in lap times. Fernando ended up third with a 1.45.115, while Felipe was 13th with a 1.45.658.

In Q2, both men went out first on used Supersofts from the previous session, improving their times. In the final 3 minutes, the two Ferraris were back on track with new Supersofts, with Fernando going sixth fastest in 1.44.153 and Felipe eight in 1.44.376.

Fernando and Felipe did just a single run each in Q3, using the final set of Supersoft tyres, which saw Felipe taking sixth in 1.43.890, ahead of Fernando who did a 1.43.938. Pole went to Sebastian Vettel in the Red Bull with a time of 1.42.841.