Fernando Alonso back on pole position in Hungary 

Felipe Massa taken to hospital after high speed crash at Turn 4

Written by David on July 25th, 2009 at 4:15 pmLast Update: July 26th, 2009 at 4:08 pm

Fernando AlonsoDouble world champion Fernando Alonso took the pole position for Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix after a chaotic qualifying session ahead of Red Bull duo with Sebastian Vettel second, and Mark Webber third.

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton ended up fourth (1:21.839) ahead of Williams’ Nico Rosberg (1:21.890), McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen (1:22.095), Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen (1:22.468), championship leader Jenson Button (1:22.511) and Williams’ Kazuki Nakajima (1:22.835).

Ferrari’s Felipe Massa couldn’t set a timed lap in Q3 as at the end of Q2 had a dramatic crash at Turn 4. Replay videos have shown debris hitting the Brazilian’s helmet while approaching the corner – possibly a suspension spring from Rubens Barrichello’s car – before going straight at high speed into the tyre protective barriers. Massa was then taken to the track’s medical centre before being flown to Budapest’s hospital by helicopter for further checks.

A Ferrari spokesman said that Massa was conscious but Ferrari Team Principal Stefano Domenciali added later on that the Brazilian won’t race on Sunday.

2009 Hungarian Grand Prix, Qualifying Session results:

Pos. No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps
1 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:21.313 1:20.826 1:21.569 20
2 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:21.178 1:20.604 1:21.607 20
3 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:20.964 1:20.358 1:21.741 22
4 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.842 1:20.465 1:21.839 23
5 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:20.793 1:20.862 1:21.890 24
6 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.659 1:20.807 1:22.095 29
7 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:21.500 1:20.647 1:22.468 25
8 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 1:21.471 1:20.707 1:22.511 20
9 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:21.407 1:20.570 1:22.835 24
10 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:21.420 1:20.823 18
11 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:21.571 1:21.002 20
12 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:21.416 1:21.082 18
13 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1:21.558 1:21.222 17
14 10 Timo Glock Toyota 1:21.584 1:21.242 19
15 8 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:21.278 1:21.389 21
16 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:21.738 8
17 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 1:21.807 12
18 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:21.868 5
19 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:21.901 8
20 11 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 1:22.359 10

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