Lewis heads all McLaren front-row
Lewis Hamilton underlined McLaren’s stunning resurgence by claiming his first pole position of the season as the team secured a front-row lock-out on the streets of Valencia.
Fresh from his first win of his largely dismal title defence before Formula 1’s summer break in Hungary, the Briton beat produced a one-lap Q3 wonder to beat team-mate Heikki Kovalainen to pole by 0.034s with a 1m39.498s.
Rubens Barrichello confirmed Brawn's return to something close to its best form with a fine third, while Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel pipped points leader and title rival Jenson Button in the other Brawn to fourth.
European GP starting grid
1. HAMILTON McLaren
2. KOVALAINEN McLaren
3. BARRICHELLO Brawn
4. VETTEL Red Bull
5. BUTTON Brawn
6. RAIKKONEN Ferrari
7. ROSBERG William
8. ALONSO Renault
9. WEBBER Red Bull
10. KUBICA BMW
11. HEIDFELD BMW
12. SUTIL Force India
13. GLOCK Toyota
14. GROSJEAN Renault
15. BUEMI Toro Rosso
16. FISICHELLA Force India
17. NAKAJIMA Williams
18. TRULLI Toyota
19. ALGUERSUARI Toro Rosso
20. BADOER Ferrari
Lewis heads all McLaren front-row - F1 | ITV Sport
Fresh from his first win of his largely dismal title defence before Formula 1’s summer break in Hungary, the Briton beat produced a one-lap Q3 wonder to beat team-mate Heikki Kovalainen to pole by 0.034s with a 1m39.498s.
Rubens Barrichello confirmed Brawn's return to something close to its best form with a fine third, while Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel pipped points leader and title rival Jenson Button in the other Brawn to fourth.
European GP starting grid
1. HAMILTON McLaren
2. KOVALAINEN McLaren
3. BARRICHELLO Brawn
4. VETTEL Red Bull
5. BUTTON Brawn
6. RAIKKONEN Ferrari
7. ROSBERG William
8. ALONSO Renault
9. WEBBER Red Bull
10. KUBICA BMW
11. HEIDFELD BMW
12. SUTIL Force India
13. GLOCK Toyota
14. GROSJEAN Renault
15. BUEMI Toro Rosso
16. FISICHELLA Force India
17. NAKAJIMA Williams
18. TRULLI Toyota
19. ALGUERSUARI Toro Rosso
20. BADOER Ferrari
Lewis heads all McLaren front-row - F1 | ITV Sport
