Hulkenberg takes first career pole position at Interlagos 

Vettel second, Webber third, Alonso fifth.

Written by David on November 06th, 2010 at 7:23 pmLast Update: November 07th, 2010 at 7:57 pm

Nico HulkenbergWilliams’ rookie Nico Hulkenberg grabbed today at the Interlagos circuit in Brazil, his first ever pole position in F1 racing.

The young German clocked a best time of 1:14.470, beating by more than a second Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel (1:15.519) and Mark Webber (1:15.637).

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton qualified fourth (1:15.747), ahead of Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso (1:15.989), local hero Rubens Barrichello (1:16.203), Renault’s Robert Kubica (1:16.552), Mercedes GP’s Michael Schumacher (1:16.925), Ferrari’s Felipe Massa (1:17.101) and Renault’s Vitaly Petrov (1:17.656).

Reigning world champion Jenson Button qualified 11th and was followed by Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi, Mercedes GP’s Nico Rosberg and Toro Rosso’s Jaime Alguersuari.

2010 Brazilian Grand Prix, Qualifying Session results:

Pos. No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps
1 10 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:20.050 1:19.144 1:14.470 35
2 5 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:19.160 1:18.691 1:15.519 27
3 6 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:19.025 1:18.516 1:15.637 28
4 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.931 1:18.921 1:15.747 32
5 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:18.987 1:19.010 1:15.989 34
6 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:19.799 1:18.925 1:16.203 32
7 11 Robert Kubica Renault 1:19.249 1:18.877 1:16.552 31
8 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:19.879 1:18.923 1:16.925 30
9 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:19.778 1:19.200 1:17.101 31
10 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1:20.189 1:19.153 1:17.656 33
11 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.905 1:19.288 25
12 23 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:19.741 1:19.385 26
13 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:20.153 1:19.486 23
14 17 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 1:20.158 1:19.581 24
15 16 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:20.096 1:19.847 24
16 22 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1:20.174 1:19.899 26
17 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:20.592 1:20.357 23
18 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:20.830 13
19 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:22.130 13
20 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1:22.250 14
21 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1:22.378 14
22 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 1:22.810 13
23 20 Christian Klien HRT-Cosworth 1:23.083 15
24 21 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 1:23.796 15

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