Mark Webber and teammate Sebastian Vettel once again had the best over their rivals, completely dominating the first qualifying session held in Europe in 2010, good for a fifth pole in as many races.
Few surprises in Barcelona where Red Bull had the best on McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes. Michael Schumacher's sixth position compare to an eight for his teammate Nico Rosberg will probably act as the only unexpected result.
Lewis Hamilton managed to take the third place in front of Fernando Alonso who finished close to once full second behind the polesitter. Jenson Button, in fifth reached that point with a lap of 1:20.991 compared to Webber's 1:19.995.
Ferrari can breathe thanks to Alonso's fourth place, nothing to be compared to Massa's ninth.
No surprise again in the back where the three new teams shared the back of the grid. Unfortunately for Vitaly Petrov, a 15th place rapidly became a 20th as he had to change his gearbox (five place penalty) following an off road in practice earlier in the day.
Spanish Grand Prix:
1. row
Mark Webber (Red Bull RB6-Renault) - 1'19 "995 Q3
Sebastian Vettel (RB6 Red Bull-Renault) - 1'20 "101 Q3
2. row
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes) - 1'20 "829 Q3
Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F10) - 1'20 "937 Q3
3. row
Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes) - 1'20 "991 Q3
Michael Schumacher (Mercedes W01 PGMs) - 1'21 '294 Q3.
4. row
Robert Kubica (Renault R30) - 1'21 "353 Q3
Nico Rosberg (PGMs Mercedes W01) - 1'21 "408 Q3
5. row
Felipe Massa (Ferrari F10) - 1'21 "585 Q3
Kamui Kobayashi (C29 Sauber-Ferrari) - 1'21 "984 Q3
6. row
Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM03-Mercedes) - 1'21 "985 Q2
Pedro de la Rosa (C29 Sauber-Ferrari) - 1'22 "026 Q2.
7. row
Nico Hulkenberg (Williams FW32-Cosworth) - 1'22 "131 Q2
Sebastien Buemi (STR5 Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - 1'22 "191 Q2
8. row
Jaime Alguersuari (STR5 Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - 1'22 "207 Q2
Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India VJM03-Mercedes) - 1'22 "854 Q2
9. row
Rubens Barrichello (Williams FW32-Cosworth) - 1'23 "125 Q1
Jarno Trulli (Lotus-Cosworth T127) - 1'24 "647 Q1.
10. row
Vitaly Petrov (Renault R30) - 1'22 "139 * Q2
Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus-Cosworth T127) - 1'24 "748 Q1
11. row
Karun Chandhok (Hispania F110-Cosworth) - 1'26 "750 Q1
Bruno Senna (Hispania F110-Cosworth) - 1'27 "122 Q1
12. row
Timo Glock (VR01 Virgin-Cosworth) - 1'25 "475 * Q1
Lucas Di Grassi (Virgin VR01-Cosworth) - 1'25 "556 * Q1.
* Five place penalty
**Unofficial Results**
Few surprises in Barcelona where Red Bull had the best on McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes. Michael Schumacher's sixth position compare to an eight for his teammate Nico Rosberg will probably act as the only unexpected result.
Lewis Hamilton managed to take the third place in front of Fernando Alonso who finished close to once full second behind the polesitter. Jenson Button, in fifth reached that point with a lap of 1:20.991 compared to Webber's 1:19.995.
Ferrari can breathe thanks to Alonso's fourth place, nothing to be compared to Massa's ninth.
No surprise again in the back where the three new teams shared the back of the grid. Unfortunately for Vitaly Petrov, a 15th place rapidly became a 20th as he had to change his gearbox (five place penalty) following an off road in practice earlier in the day.
Spanish Grand Prix:
1. row
Mark Webber (Red Bull RB6-Renault) - 1'19 "995 Q3
Sebastian Vettel (RB6 Red Bull-Renault) - 1'20 "101 Q3
2. row
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes) - 1'20 "829 Q3
Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F10) - 1'20 "937 Q3
3. row
Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes) - 1'20 "991 Q3
Michael Schumacher (Mercedes W01 PGMs) - 1'21 '294 Q3.
4. row
Robert Kubica (Renault R30) - 1'21 "353 Q3
Nico Rosberg (PGMs Mercedes W01) - 1'21 "408 Q3
5. row
Felipe Massa (Ferrari F10) - 1'21 "585 Q3
Kamui Kobayashi (C29 Sauber-Ferrari) - 1'21 "984 Q3
6. row
Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM03-Mercedes) - 1'21 "985 Q2
Pedro de la Rosa (C29 Sauber-Ferrari) - 1'22 "026 Q2.
7. row
Nico Hulkenberg (Williams FW32-Cosworth) - 1'22 "131 Q2
Sebastien Buemi (STR5 Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - 1'22 "191 Q2
8. row
Jaime Alguersuari (STR5 Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - 1'22 "207 Q2
Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India VJM03-Mercedes) - 1'22 "854 Q2
9. row
Rubens Barrichello (Williams FW32-Cosworth) - 1'23 "125 Q1
Jarno Trulli (Lotus-Cosworth T127) - 1'24 "647 Q1.
10. row
Vitaly Petrov (Renault R30) - 1'22 "139 * Q2
Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus-Cosworth T127) - 1'24 "748 Q1
11. row
Karun Chandhok (Hispania F110-Cosworth) - 1'26 "750 Q1
Bruno Senna (Hispania F110-Cosworth) - 1'27 "122 Q1
12. row
Timo Glock (VR01 Virgin-Cosworth) - 1'25 "475 * Q1
Lucas Di Grassi (Virgin VR01-Cosworth) - 1'25 "556 * Q1.
* Five place penalty
**Unofficial Results**