A SENSATIONAL final lap from Lewis Hamilton in yesterday's qualifying session saw him take pole position for today's Canadian Grand Prix.
Hamilton snatched pole for McLaren an impressive six tenths of a second ahead BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica.
Kimi Raikonnen finished third for Ferrari, with Fernando Alonso a surprise fourth for Renault. Williams' Nico Rosberg in fifth made it five d
ifferent teams in the first five positions on the grid.
It was a disappointing day for Jenson Button, for Brackley-based Honda Racing, who dropped out with what proved to be a terminal gearbox failure. "I'm last anyway and I didn't get a lap in. It's been a tough weekend," admitted the British driver. Team-mate Rubens Barrichello battled into eighth spot.
Adrian Sutil and Giancarlo Fisichella, for Silverstone team Force India, finished in 17th and 18th places respectively.
Several of the drivers had concerns about the track in Montreal breaking up during the qualifying sessions.
Canadian Grand Prix Qualifying Results1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
2 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber
3 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
4 Fernando Alonso Renault
5 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota
6 Felipe Massa Ferrari
7 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes
8 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber
9 Rubens Barrichello Honda
10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault
11 Timo Glock Toyota
12 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota
13 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault
14 Jarno Trulli Toyota
15 Nelsinho Piquet Renault
16 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari
17 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari
18 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari
19 Jenson Button Honda 1
20 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari
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