Championship leader Fernando Alonso of Ferrari secured pole position on Saturday for the German Grand Prix, while two-time defending world champion Sebastian Vettel was second in his bid to win his home Formula One race for the first time. Vettel's Red Bull teammate Mark Webber of Australia, who won the British Grand Prix two weeks ago, was third fastest. But he'll drop five places on Sunday's grid because of a gearbox change. That means seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher of Germany moves up from fourth to third in his Mercedes, putting him in better position to win a record fifth race on the Hockenheim circuit. Schumacher has yet to win a grand prix in the third season of his comeback. Alonso has a 13-point lead over Webber heading into the 10th of 20 races this season. He's looking for his third win of the year after victories in the Malaysian and European Grand Prix. Read more: http://espn.go.com/racing/f1/story/_/id/8186475/fernando-alonso-gains-pole-wet-qualifying-german-gp
