Hamilton grabs Singapore Grand Prix pole position
Qualifying red flagged after Barrichello's crash
Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton took his third pole position of the season for Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix after an early end of the qualifying session following a crash by Brawn GP’s Rubens Barrichello that brought a red flag.
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel (1:48.204) ended up second ahead of Williams’ Nico Rosberg (1:48.348), team-mate Mark Webber (1:48.722) and Brawn GP’s Rubens Barrichello (1:48.828).
The Brazilian however, will start the Singapore Grand Prix from the tenth spot as he was handed a five place grid penalty for a gearbox change before qualifying.
Renault’s Fernando Alonso managed up to 6th (1:49.054) and was followed by Toyota’s Timo Glock (1:49.180), BMW’s Nick Heidfeld (1:49.307), Robert Kubica (1:49.514) and McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen (1:49.778).
Championship leader Jenson Button finished only 12th fastest ahead of Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen, Toro Rosso’s Sebastien Buemi, Toyota’s Jarno Trulli, Force India’s Adrian Sutil, Toro Rosso’s Jaime Alguersuari and Ferrari’s Giancarlo Fisichella.
2009 Singapore Grand Prix, Qualifying Session results:
| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:46.977 | 1:46.657 | 1:47.891 | 14 |
| 2 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:47.541 | 1:46.362 | 1:48.204 | 17 |
| 3 | 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 1:47.390 | 1:46.197 | 1:48.348 | 15 |
| 4 | 14 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:47.646 | 1:46.328 | 1:48.722 | 19 |
| 5 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:47.397 | 1:46.787 | 1:48.828 | 20 |
| 6 | 7 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:47.757 | 1:46.767 | 1:49.054 | 17 |
| 7 | 10 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:47.770 | 1:46.707 | 1:49.180 | 18 |
| 8 | 6 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:47.347 | 1:46.832 | 1:49.307 | 19 |
| 9 | 5 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:47.615 | 1:46.813 | 1:49.514 | 18 |
| 10 | 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:47.542 | 1:46.842 | 1:49.778 | 18 |
| 11 | 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 1:47.637 | 1:47.013 | 14 | |
| 12 | 22 | Jenson Button | Brawn-Mercedes | 1:47.180 | 1:47.141 | 16 | |
| 13 | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:47.293 | 1:47.177 | 14 | |
| 14 | 12 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:47.677 | 1:47.369 | 16 | |
| 15 | 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:47.690 | 1:47.413 | 13 | |
| 16 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:48.231 | 10 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:48.340 | 9 | ||
| 18 | 3 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari | 1:48.350 | 11 | ||
| 19 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:48.544 | 10 | ||
| 20 | 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India-Mercedes | 1:48.792 | 8 |
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