Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel will start on pole for Sunday's Korean Grand Prix after he dominated Saturday's qualifying session.

The 26-year-old saw off the challenge of Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton as he looks to move closer to securing his fourth world title.

Mark Webber was third fastest, but he will drop 10 places after incurring a penalty at the Singapore Grand Prix, which will result in Romain Grosjean and Nico Rosberg sitting on the second row of the grid.

Ferrari duo Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa were sixth and seventh quickest respectively, with the Sauber pair of Nico Hulkenberg and Esteban Gutierrez impressing to take their places behind them.

Lotus Renault driver Kimi Raikkonen was slowest in final qualifying, while McLaren's Jenson Button qualified in 12th.

Full standings:

1. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
2. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
3. Mark Webber (Red Bull)
4. Romain Grosjean (Lotus Renault)
5. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
6. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
7. Felipe Massa (Ferrari)
8. Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber)
9. Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber)
10. Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus Renault)
11. Sergio Perez (McLaren)
12. Jenson Button (McLaren)
13. Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso)
14. Adrian Sutil (Force India)
15. Paul di Resta (Force India)
16. Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso)
17. Valtteri Bottas (Williams)
18. Pastor Maldonado (Williams)
19. Charles Pic (Caterham)
20. Giedo van der Garde (Caterham)
21. Jules Bianchi (Marussia)
22. Max Chilton (Marussia)