Lewis Hamilton takes pole for the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday evening. The world champion had lapped his McLaren in 1m 47.891s on his first run in the final qualifying session, when the Brazilian crashed his Brawn in Turn 5 on his second and final run. Formula 1
Hamilton will start alongside Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel on the front row for Sunday’s race.
Nico Rosberg of Williams was third fastest, ahead of Mark Webber of Red Bull.
Championship leader Jenson Button of Brawn GP will start from 12th. The Associated Press
POS DRIVER ENTRANT TIME 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 01:47.9 2 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 01:48.2 3 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 01:48.3 4 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 01:48.7 5 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 01:48.8 6 Fernando Alonso Renault 01:49.1 7 Timo Glock Toyota 01:49.2 8 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 01:49.3 9 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 01:49.5 10 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 01:49.8 11 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 01:47.0 12 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 01:47.1 13 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 01:47.2 14 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 01:47.4 15 Jarno Trulli Toyota 01:47.4 16 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 01:48.2 17 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 01:48.3 18 Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari 01:48.4 19 Romain Grosjean Renault 01:48.5 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 01:48.8
