Complete surprise as the session finaly got back on its way more than an hour after being red flagged because of rain - and an accident from Vitantonio Liuzzi, unhurt.
Rubens Barrichello - who admitted to be low-in-fuel - completes this incredible session with pole at home, in Brazil. Mark Webber does significantly better than his teammate and title contender Sebastian Vettel who did not go pass Q1 due to an admitedly bad strategy from the Red Bull Team.
Adrian Sutil completes this unexpected qualifying podium as Jenson Button does no better than 14th overall.
This means that Barrichello could realize his goal to score more than five points than Button, meaning the championship battle will go to Abu Dhabi with chances for the Brazilian to score his first title.
Another catastrophic qualifying session for the McLarens as both will start in the very back of the grid in 17th and 18th position.
Nico Rosberg could have get his first pole position had the session been rained out as was expected. Unfortunatly for him but fortunatly for the thousands of spectators waiting for the show to go on in Brazil, rain did not win this time around. Rosberg will start 7th.
Brawn GP needs only four points tomorrow to clinch the manufacturers' championship.
Qualifying results:
1st Row
Rubens Barrichello (BRown BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'19"576 - Q3
Mark Webber (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 1'19"668 - Q3
2nd Row
Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - 1'19"912 - Q3
Jarno Trulli (Toyota TF109) - 1'20"097 - Q3
3rd Row
Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F60) - 1'20"168 - Q3
Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'20"250 - Q3
4th Row
Nico Rosberg (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'20"326 - Q3
Robert Kubica (BMW F1.09) - 1'20"631 - Q3
5th Row
Kazuki Nakajima (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'20"674 - Q3
Fernando Alonso (Renault R29) - 1'21"422 - Q3
6th Row
Kamui Kobayashi (Toyota TF109) - 1'21"960 - Q2
Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'22"231 - Q2
7th Row
Romain Grosjean (Renault R29) - 1'22"477 - Q2
Jenson Button (BRown BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'22"504 - Q2
8th Row
Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - no time - Q2 **
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 1'25"009 - Q1
9th Row
Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'25"052 - Q1
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'25"192 - Q1
10th Row
Nick Heidfeld (BMW F1.09) - 1'25"515 - Q1
Giancarlo Fisichella (Ferrari F60) - no time - Q1
**Update: Vitantonio Liuzzi will start from last after a gearbox change.
*Unofficial results*
Rubens Barrichello - who admitted to be low-in-fuel - completes this incredible session with pole at home, in Brazil. Mark Webber does significantly better than his teammate and title contender Sebastian Vettel who did not go pass Q1 due to an admitedly bad strategy from the Red Bull Team.
Adrian Sutil completes this unexpected qualifying podium as Jenson Button does no better than 14th overall.
This means that Barrichello could realize his goal to score more than five points than Button, meaning the championship battle will go to Abu Dhabi with chances for the Brazilian to score his first title.
Another catastrophic qualifying session for the McLarens as both will start in the very back of the grid in 17th and 18th position.
Nico Rosberg could have get his first pole position had the session been rained out as was expected. Unfortunatly for him but fortunatly for the thousands of spectators waiting for the show to go on in Brazil, rain did not win this time around. Rosberg will start 7th.
Brawn GP needs only four points tomorrow to clinch the manufacturers' championship.
Qualifying results:
1st Row
Rubens Barrichello (BRown BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'19"576 - Q3
Mark Webber (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 1'19"668 - Q3
2nd Row
Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - 1'19"912 - Q3
Jarno Trulli (Toyota TF109) - 1'20"097 - Q3
3rd Row
Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F60) - 1'20"168 - Q3
Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'20"250 - Q3
4th Row
Nico Rosberg (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'20"326 - Q3
Robert Kubica (BMW F1.09) - 1'20"631 - Q3
5th Row
Kazuki Nakajima (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'20"674 - Q3
Fernando Alonso (Renault R29) - 1'21"422 - Q3
6th Row
Kamui Kobayashi (Toyota TF109) - 1'21"960 - Q2
Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'22"231 - Q2
7th Row
Romain Grosjean (Renault R29) - 1'22"477 - Q2
Jenson Button (BRown BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'22"504 - Q2
8th Row
Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - no time - Q2 **
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 1'25"009 - Q1
9th Row
Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'25"052 - Q1
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'25"192 - Q1
10th Row
Nick Heidfeld (BMW F1.09) - 1'25"515 - Q1
Giancarlo Fisichella (Ferrari F60) - no time - Q1
**Update: Vitantonio Liuzzi will start from last after a gearbox change.
*Unofficial results*