( CNN ) -- Sebastian Vettel is so dominant in Formula One right now that his rivals must be hoping for help from the heavens , but even the weather seems unlikely to stop the Red Bull driver from a fourth successive win at Sunday 's Korean Grand Prix . A typhoon had been forecast to hit this week in Yeongam , but conditions have died down -- although there is still a possibility of rain during the race . Vettel , however , was unconcerned after clinching his sixth pole position of 2013 with another commanding performance in Saturday 's qualifying at the Korean International Circuit . The German headed off Mercedes ' Lewis Hamilton , who was fastest in Friday 's second practice , while Red Bull teammate Mark Webber was third fastest -- though the Australian will start 13th on the grid after his third reprimand of the season at Singapore . Interactive : F1 gears up for more Gangnam Style . `` It 's not a disaster if it starts to rain , '' Vettel told reporters after setting pole for the third successive race , at a venue where he has won the past two years . `` Same as usual we have rain tires in the garage but obviously they 're talking about heavy wind . `` I arrived on Wednesday and it was very , very windy . Since then the wind seems to have died down and I think the typhoon has changed direction . I think tomorrow should be fine in terms of conditions -- whether it is dry or wet . `` If we get some of the rain from the typhoon is n't 100 % clear at the moment but , as I said , it does n't matter . Most important is that we did the job . '' Hamilton also had five pole positions going into qualifying , but was just over two-tenths of a second slower than Vettel -- who leads the championship by 60 points as he seeks a fourth successive world title . `` We did as good a job as we could , '' said 2008 world champion Hamilton . `` I felt like I got the most out of the car and perhaps there 's always a little bit of room to improve but in general it 's been a good weekend so far , so I really hope that tomorrow we 're able to fight with them . '' Webber is paying the price for receiving a lift from Ferrari 's Fernando Alonso following his car 's late failure in Singapore , an act of friendship that left both drivers in trouble with the race stewards . `` We had to take a bit of pace out of the car for qualifying . Not much but just looking at how we would compromise qualifying a little bit more for the race , '' said the 37-year-old , who has six races left before quitting F1 to drive for Porsche in the World Endurance Championship . `` I think the race will be interesting . Obviously well and truly out of position but we will fight and come back through . '' Lotus ' Romain Grosjean will head the second row after qualifying fourth , followed by Mercedes ' Nico Rosberg and Alonso -- who criticized tire supplier Pirelli after being more than 0.8 seconds slower than Vettel . `` It 's a tire that can not do five kilometers . If you push them , you finish them -- which is not normal , '' said the two-time world champion , who won the inaugural Korean race in 2010 . `` I 'm sure all the cars , if they pushed 100 % from the start of a lap , they would not do five kilometers . So it is not very helpful and not very nice to drive like this , at 95 % of the lap . `` We are getting used to them being unable to last one lap , getting used to these marbles ( rubber debris on the track ) so you have two meters of racing line . Three or four years ago no-one would have thought this was possible . '' Alonso 's teammate Felipe Massa will start sixth ahead of Sauber 's Nico Hulkenberg and Esteban Gutierrez . Kimi Raikkonen , who will replace Massa at Ferrari next year , will be ninth ahead of the McLaren duo of Sergio Perez and Jenson Button .
Championship leader Nico Rosberg has most pole positions in 2013 . Australian will head grid for 2013 's Korean Grand Prix from Lewis Hamilton . Vettel 's teammate Mark Webber qualifies second but will start from 13th place . Lotus ' Romain Grosjean heads the third row along with Mercedes ' Nico Rosberg .