Hamilton grabs pole position at Valencia
Kovalainen second, Barrichello third
Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton has grabbed his first pole position in the season for Sunday’s 2009 European Grand Prix at the Valencia street circuit. The Briton clocked a best time of 1:39.498 beating by 0.034 seconds team-mate Heikki Kovalainen (1:39.532) who could have taken the pole but after a mistake in the final turn he had to settle with the second spot.
Brawn GP’s Rubens Barrichello ended up third (1:39.563) ahead of Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel (1:39.789), team-mate and championship leader Jenson Button (1:39.821), Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen (1:40.144), Williams’ Nico Rosberg (1:40.185) and local hero Fernando Alonso (1:40.236).
Renault’s Romain Grosjean had a remarkable qualifying debut by getting in straight in Q2 and finishing 14th, ahead of Toro Rosso’s Sebastien Buemi, Force India’s Giancarlo Fisichella, Williams’ Kazuki Nakajima, Toyota’s Jarno Trulli, Toro Rosso’s Jaime Alguersuari and Ferrari’s Luca Badoer.
2009 European Grand Prix, Qualifying Session results:
| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:38.649 | 1:38.182 | 1:39.498 | 15 |
| 2 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:38.816 | 1:38.230 | 1:39.532 | 26 |
| 3 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:39.019 | 1:38.076 | 1:39.563 | 21 |
| 4 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:39.295 | 1:38.273 | 1:39.789 | 21 |
| 5 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:38.531 | 1:38.601 | 1:39.821 | 22 |
| 6 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:38.843 | 1:38.782 | 1:40.144 | 25 |
| 7 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:39.039 | 1:38.346 | 1:40.185 | 25 |
| 8 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:39.155 | 1:38.717 | 1:40.236 | 21 |
| 9 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:38.983 | 1:38.625 | 1:40.239 | 21 |
| 10 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:38.806 | 1:38.747 | 1:40.512 | 23 |
| 11 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:39.032 | 1:38.826 | 17 | |
| 12 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:39.145 | 1:38.846 | 18 | |
| 13 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:39.459 | 1:38.991 | 15 | |
| 14 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:39.322 | 1:39.040 | 16 | |
| 15 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:38.912 | 1:39.514 | 17 | |
| 16 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Mercedes | 1:39.531 | 11 | ||
| 17 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:39.795 | 8 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:39.807 | 10 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:39.925 | 10 | ||
| 20 | 3 | Luca Badoer | Ferrari | 1:41.413 | 13 |
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