-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Championship leader Mark Webber made it a hat-trick of pole positions as he dominated qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul on Saturday . Webber lapped in one minute 26.295 seconds to occupy first place on the grid ahead of 2008 world champion Lewis Hamilton in his McLaren . Webber 's Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel was third fastest , with reigning world champion Jenson Button fourth in the second McLaren . Australia 's Webber will be chasing a hat-trick of race victories , after wins in Spain and Monaco , in Sunday 's 58-lap race , hoping to pull clear of Vettel in the title race . The teammates are currently tied on 78 points , but Webber is ahead on race victories . He said that his team had finally got to grips with the Istanbul Park circuit in time for the crucial qualifying . `` It has n't been the smoothest of weekends for us in terms of getting the running in . Getting ready for ` quali ' things started to get a little bit better , '' he told the post-qualifying press conference . `` I was a little bit on the back foot going in to be honest , but I knew if I dug deep it could be OK . And it worked out for us . `` I 'm a little bit more confident for tomorrow to be honest . '' The Red Bull team have claimed all seven poles this season and will be looking to extend their lead in the constructors ' championship . Mercedes pair Michael Schumacher , in fifth , and Nico Rosberg will share the third row , but it was another disappointing qualifying session for Ferrari in their 800th grand prix . Felipe Massa of Brazil qualified eighth but two-time world champion Fernando Alonso did not make the top 10 for the final session . The Spaniard made a mistake in Q2 and ended up 12th , the second straight time he has made a hash in qualifying after being forced to start from the pit lane in Monaco . Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali was not amused by their showing . `` For sure the performance in qualifying was not up to our standard . We do n't know why -- and we need to understand . For sure we were expecting much more performance , '' he told AFP .