Motorsport: Massa grabs pole at Turkish Grand Prix
Brackley-based Honda drivers Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button qualified down the field for Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix as Ferrari's Felippe Massa secured pole position.
Barrichello qualified in 12th place in 1.27.219 with Button one place behind in 1.27.298.
Brazilian Massa, who has won at Istanbul Park for the last two years, clocked one minute, 27.617 seconds with his final lap, to start the big race at the head of the pack.
McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen will join him on the front row, with British team-mate Lewis Hamilton in third.
Championship leader Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari qualified fourth.
Qualifying times for the Turkish Grand Prix :
1. Felipe Massa (Bra) Ferrari one minute, 27.617 secs
2. Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) McLaren 1:27.808
3. Lewis Hamilton (GB) McLaren 1:27.923
4. Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1:27.936
5. Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber 1:28.390
6. Mark Webber (Aus) RedBull - Renault 1:28.417
7. Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault 1:28.422
8. Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota 1:28.836
9. Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber 1:28.882
10. David Coulthard (GB) RedBull - Renault 1:29.959
11. Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams - Toyota 1:27.012
12. Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Honda 1:27.219
13. Jenson Button (GB) Honda 1:27.298
14. Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1:27.412
15. Timo Glock (Ger) Toyota 1:27.806
16. Kazuki Nakajima (Jap) Williams - Toyota 1:27.547
17. Nelson Piquet (Bra) Renault 1:27.568
18. Sebastien Bourdais (Fra) Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1:27.621
19. Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Force India - Ferrari 1:27.807
20. Adrian Sutil (Ger) Force India - Ferrari 1:28.325
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10 May 2008 3:14 PM
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