Lewis Hamilton stormed to the 15th pole position of his career ahead of Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix.
The reigning world champion saved it until the final moment as he was the last to cross the line in a hotly-contested final 10-minute showdown, deposing Force India’s Adrian Sutil from top spot. The Press Association
Kimi Raikkonen, winner of the Belgian Grand Prix two weeks ago, qualified third on Ferrari’s home turf. Hamilton’s teammate, Heikki Kovalainen, took the fourth spot.
Rubens Barrichello from Brawn GP will start fifth, while his teammate and current world championship leader Jenson Button will roll off sixth. Button holds a 16-point advantage over Barrichello with five races to go in the season.
Vitantonio Liuzzi, who replaced Giancarlo Fisichella at Force India, qualified seventh in his first start with the team. Kansas City Star
POS DRIVER ENTRANT TIME 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 01:24.1 2 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 01:24.3 3 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 01:24.5 4 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 01:24.8 5 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 01:25.0 6 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 01:25.0 7 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 01:25.0 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 01:25.1 9 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 01:25.2 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 01:25.3 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 01:23.6 12 Romain Grosjean Renault 01:23.7 13 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 01:23.9 14 Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 01:23.9 15 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 01:24.3 16 Timo Glock Toyota 01:24.0 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 01:24.1 18 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 01:24.1 19 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 01:24.2 20 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 01:25.0
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