Saturday, September 6, 2008

Hamilton claims the pole position!

Title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa will line-up on the front row of the grid for Sunday's Belgian GP.

Hamilton grabbed the coveted pole position with an impressive 1:47.338 to edge Massa by 0.340s as the duo found their starting positions for their latest bout in the Championship fight.

Their team-mates Heikki Kovalainen and Kimi Raikkonen found themselves in a back-up role after qualifying third and fourth ahead of the under-pressure Nick Heidfeld.

Fernando Alonso, Mark Webber and Robert Kubica complete the top eight for the Spa grid.

Full report to follow...

Times
01 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:47.338
02 F. Massa Ferrari 1:47.678
03 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:47.815
04 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:47.992
05 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:48.315
06 F. Alonso Renault 1:48.504
07 M. Webber Red Bull 1:48.736
08 R. Kubica BMW 1:48.763
09 S. Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:48.951
10 S. Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:50.319
11 J. Trulli Toyota 1:46.949
12 N. Piquet jr. Renault 1:46.965
13 T. Glock Toyota 1:46.995
14 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:47.018
15 N. Rosberg Williams 1:47.429
16 R. Barrichello Honda 1:48.153
17 J. Button Honda 1:48.211
18 A. Sutil Force India F1 1:48.226
19 K. Nakajima Williams 1:48.268
20 G. Fisichella Force India F1 1:48.447

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