Italy’s Jarno Trulli claimed pole position for Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix to lead a Toyota 1-2 on the front row at the Sakhir circuit.
Trulli clocked a time of one minute 33.431 seconds in the final qualifying session to edge out teammate Timo Glock.
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel, who won the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai last week and championship leader Jenson Button in his Brawn GP, will start from the second row.
Defending world champion Lewis Hamilton was fifth fastest in his improving McLaren Mercedes ahead of Brazilian Rubens Barrichello in the second Brawn. CNN International
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Timo Glock admitted he knew team-mate Jarno Trulli would beat him to pole position in Bahrain, but was nevertheless delighted to ensure Toyota’s first 1-2 grid result.
After struggling with the balance of his TF109 on Friday, the German driver topped Saturday morning’s final practice session to show the team could be a threat at the front in qualifying – although his car came to a halt just minutes later with a mechanical problem.
However, Glock says the car became more nervous to drive as the wind picked up in the afternoon at a sweltering Sakhir which made his life trickier during the three qualifying sessions. ITV
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Fernando Alonso put Friday’s disappointing practice behind him to take his Renault onto the fourth row while the Ferraris of Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen both made it through to the final session, with the Williams of Nico Rosberg sandwiched between the pair in the top 10.
Last week’s runner-up Mark Webber suffered the ignominy of failing to make it past Q1, finding interference from Adrian Sutil on his final lap meaning he will start from 19th on Sunday. SkySports
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