Webber takes Spanish pole in Red Bull front row
Hamilton third, Alonso fourth.
Red Bull Racing locked up again the front row of the 2011 Spanish Grand Prix with Mark Webber on pole position for the first time in the season, ahead of team mate and reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel.
Webber clocked a best time of 1:20.981, beating the German by 0.200 seconds (1:21.181).
McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton qualified third (1:21.961) and was followed by local hero Fernando Alonso (1:21.964), Jenson Button (1:21.996), Lotus Renault’s Vitaly Petrov (1:222.471), Mercedes GP’s Nico Rosberg (1:22.599), Ferrari’s Felipe Massa (1:22.888), William’s Pastor Maldonado (1:22.952) and Mercedes GP’s Michael Schumacher.
Sebastien Buemi qualified 11th in the first of the Toro Rossos ahead of Sauber’s Sergio Perez, team-mate Jaime Alguersuari, Kamui Kobayashi in the other Sauber, Heikki Kovalainen in the Lotus and Paul Di Resta in the Force India.
2011 Spanish Grand Prix, Qualifying Session results:
| Pos. | No | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:23.619 | 1:21.773 | 1:20.981 | 12 |
| 2 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:24.142 | 1:21.540 | 1:21.181 | 13 |
| 3 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:24.370 | 1:22.148 | 1:21.961 | 12 |
| 4 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:23.485 | 1:22.813 | 1:21.964 | 15 |
| 5 | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:24.428 | 1:22.050 | 1:21.996 | 12 |
| 6 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:23.069 | 1:22.948 | 1:22.471 | 14 |
| 7 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:23.507 | 1:22.569 | 1:22.599 | 14 |
| 8 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:23.506 | 1:23.026 | 1:22.888 | 15 |
| 9 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1:23.406 | 1:22.854 | 1:22.952 | 14 |
| 10 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:22.960 | 1:22.671 | 12 | |
| 11 | 18 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:23.962 | 1:23.231 | 6 | |
| 12 | 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:24.209 | 1:23.367 | 9 | |
| 13 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:24.049 | 1:23.694 | 9 | |
| 14 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:23.656 | 1:23.702 | 8 | |
| 15 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1:25.874 | 1:25.403 | 6 | |
| 16 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:24.332 | 1:26.126 | 13 | |
| 17 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:24.648 | 1:26.571 | 13 | |
| 18 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 1:26.521 | 4 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:26.910 | 5 | ||
| 20 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:27.315 | 8 | ||
| 21 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT-Cosworth | 1:27.809 | 9 | ||
| 22 | 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | 1:27.908 | 9 | ||
| 23 | 25 | Jerome d’Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:28.556 | 5 | ||
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | no time | 0 | |||
| Q1 107% Time | 1:28.767 |
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