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F1: Sebastian Vettel takes the pole position at Valencia for the grand prix of Europe

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Khatir Soltani
Two Red Bull on top in the qualifying session, Sebastian Vettel in front of Mark Webber with only 0.075 of seconde.

Lewis Hamilton is third with his McLaren in front of the two Ferrari of Fernando Alonso, fourth, and Felipe Massa, fifth.

Robert Kubica is sixth with his Renault.

Good surprise from Williams, with Nico Hulkenberg and Rubens Barrichello, who respectively will start respectively from eighth and ninth positions.

Mercedes GP is the bad surprise, Nico Rosberg is twelfth and Michael Schumacher, almost eliminated in Q1, will start from the 15th position.


Qualifying results of the grand prix of Europe at Valencia

1st row
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB6-Renault) - 1'37"587 - Q3
Mark Webber (Red Bull RB6-Renault) - 1'37"662 - Q3

2nd row
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes) - 1'37"969 - Q3
Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F10) - 1'38"075 - Q3

3rd row
Felipe Massa (Ferrari F10) - 1'38"127 - Q3
Robert Kubica (Renault R30) - 1'38"137 - Q3

4th row
Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes) - 1'38"210 - Q3
Nico Hulkenberg (Williams FW32-Cosworth) - 1'38"428 - Q3

5th row
Rubens Barrichello (Williams FW32-Cosworth) - 1'38"428 - Q3
Vitaly Petrov (Renault R30) - 1'38"523 - Q3

6th row
Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso STR5-Ferrari) - 1'38"586 - Q2
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes MGP W01) - 1'38"627 - Q2

7th row
Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM03-Mercedes) - 1'38"851 - Q2
Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India VJM03-Mercedes) - 1'38"884 - Q2

8th row
Michael Schumacher (Mercedes MGP W01) - 1'39"234 - Q2
Pedro De La Rosa (Sauber C29-Ferrari) - 1'39"264 - Q2

9th row
Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso STR5-Ferrari) - 1'39"458 - Q2
Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber C29-Ferrari) - 1'39"343. - Q1

10th row
Jarno Trulli (Lotus T127-Cosworth) - 1'40"658 - Q1
Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus T127-Cosworth) - 1'40"882 - Q1

11th row
Lucas Di Grassi (Virgin VR01-Cosworth) - 1'42"086 - Q1
Timo Glock (Virgin VR01-Cosworth) - 1'42"140 - Q1

12th row
Karun Chandhok (Hispania F110-Cosworth) - 1'42"600 - Q1
Bruno Senna (Hispania F110-Cosworth) - 1'42"851 - Q1


Non official results


Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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