Lewis Hamilton pursues his excellent week-end by taking the pole at Shanghai . He will start in front of the two Ferraris of Kimi Raikkonen and title contender Felipe Massa.Fernando Alonso, newly nicknamed the "King of Asia" in Formula 1 with his two back-to-back victory in the last two races, will complete the second row with a fourth place.Robert Kubica's problems with his settings continued duringqualification and the only other title contender in the currentchampionship will start from sixth row, in 11th position.Mark Webber realised the sixth time, but his engine failure cost him 10 places on the grid; he will start from the 16th spot.
Starting Grid: 1st rowLewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes) - 1'36"303Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F2008) - 1'36"6452nd rowFelipe Massa (Ferrari F2008) - 1'36"889Fernando Alonso (Renault R28) - 1'36"9273rd rowHeikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes) - 1'36"930Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber F1.08) - 1'37"2014th rowSebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso STR3-Ferrari) - 1'37"685Jarno Trulli (Toyota TF108) - 1'37"9345th rowSebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso STR3-Ferrari) - 1'38"885Nelson Piquet (Renault R28) - 1'35"7226th rowRobert Kubica (BMW Sauber F1.08) - 1'35"814Timo Glock (Toyota TF108) - 1'35"9377th rowRubens Barrichello (Honda RA108) - 1'36"079Nico Rosberg (Williams FW30-Toyota) - 1'36"2108th rowDavid Coulthard (Red Bull RB4-Renault) 1'36"731Mark Webber (Red Bull RB4-Renault) - 1'37"083*9th rowKazuki Nakajima (Williams FW30-Toyota) - 1'36"863Jenson Button (Honda RA108) - 1'37"05310th rowAdrian Sutil (Force India VJM01-Ferrari) - 1'37"730Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India VJM01-Ferrari) - 1'37"739** Non official results **
Starting Grid: 1st rowLewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes) - 1'36"303Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F2008) - 1'36"6452nd rowFelipe Massa (Ferrari F2008) - 1'36"889Fernando Alonso (Renault R28) - 1'36"9273rd rowHeikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/23-Mercedes) - 1'36"930Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber F1.08) - 1'37"2014th rowSebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso STR3-Ferrari) - 1'37"685Jarno Trulli (Toyota TF108) - 1'37"9345th rowSebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso STR3-Ferrari) - 1'38"885Nelson Piquet (Renault R28) - 1'35"7226th rowRobert Kubica (BMW Sauber F1.08) - 1'35"814Timo Glock (Toyota TF108) - 1'35"9377th rowRubens Barrichello (Honda RA108) - 1'36"079Nico Rosberg (Williams FW30-Toyota) - 1'36"2108th rowDavid Coulthard (Red Bull RB4-Renault) 1'36"731Mark Webber (Red Bull RB4-Renault) - 1'37"083*9th rowKazuki Nakajima (Williams FW30-Toyota) - 1'36"863Jenson Button (Honda RA108) - 1'37"05310th rowAdrian Sutil (Force India VJM01-Ferrari) - 1'37"730Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India VJM01-Ferrari) - 1'37"739** Non official results **