( CNN ) -- Mercedes ' Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday 's German Grand Prix from the front of the grid after a stunning lap at the end of qualifying on Saturday at the Nurburgring . The Briton 's time of one minute 29.398 seconds saw him finish 0.103 seconds ahead of Red Bull 's Sebastian Vettel to the delight of his German-owned team . `` We were so far off this morning that we took the set-up back to where we started , tried to analyze everything and just worked really hard to improve it . I 'm so grateful for the work the engineers and mechanics did for me , and it 's all down to them really , '' Hamilton said . Reigning world champion Vettel has yet to win his home grand prix is upbeat about his chances on Sunday . `` We had a good run yesterday looking at the race , so I think we have done our homework . We have put the car on the first row ; it was n't quite enough for pole position , but we should have a good race from there tomorrow , '' Vettel said . His teammate Mark Webber finished qualifying in third ahead of Lotus ' Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean . Fernando Alonso , who is currently 21 points behind Vettel in the drivers ' championship , will start in eighth . Germany 's Nico Rosberg , winner at Silverstone last weekend , will start Sunday 's race down in 11th place after a misjudgment by his Mercedes team who did n't send him out for a second timed lap at the end of Q2 . `` I did n't see it coming and we just underestimated how much the track would ramp up in terms of grip and lap time . I could have been on the front row today and that 's why I 'm so disappointed , '' Rosberg said . There were no tire problems on Saturday following six blowouts at the British Grand Prix last weekend . The Grand Prix Drivers Association has threatened to boycott Sunday 's race should a repeat of last weekend 's six blowouts at Silverstone occur . Formula One 's official tire supplier Pirelli have modified its rear tires with a Kevlar strip to help prevent punctures .
Hamilton will start Sunday 's German Grand Prix from pole position . Sebastian driver won last F1 race held at Nurburgring back in 2011 . Red Bull 's British Vettel joins Hamilton on front row of grid . Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen will start fourth and fourth respectively .