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F1: Second pole position For Jenson Button!

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Khatir Soltani
One week after the Australian grand prix, Jenson Button will start from the pole position again in Malaysia.

McLaren Mercedes and Toro Rosso - powered by V8 Ferrari - are the only teams to use the same engine for the second race.

Jenson Button finish first, Jarno Trulli on Toyota finishes second and will start from the first raw.

Third, Sebastian Vettel on Red Bull move back from 10 places, following the sanction of the Australian grand prix.

Rubens Barrichello - fourth - moves back from 5 places, due to a gear box switch.

The germans Timo Glock and Nico Rosberg will then start from the second raw.


Classification of the qualifying session:

1st raw
Jenson Button (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'35"651
Jarno Trulli (Toyota TF109) - 1'35"273

2nd raw
Timo Glock (Toyota TF109) - 1'35"690
Nico Rosberg (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'35"750

3rd raw
Mark Webber (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 1'35"797
Robert Kubica (BMW F1.09) - 1'36"106

4th raw
Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F60) - 1'36"170
Fernando Alonso (Renault R29) - 1'37"659

5th raw
Rubens Barrichello (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 1'35"651 *
Nick Heidfeld (BMW F1.09) - 1'34"769

6th raw
Kazuki Nakajima (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'34"788
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'34"905

7th raw
Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 1'35"518 **
Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'34"924

8th raw
Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'35"431
Felipe Massa (Ferrari F60) - 1'35"642

9th raw
Nelson Piquet (Renault R29) - 1'35"708
Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - 1'35"908

10th raw
Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - 1'35"951
Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1'36"107

* 5 places penalty
** 10 places penalty


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Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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