Jenson Button secured his fourth pole position in six races at Monaco with a last gasp flying lap. The World Championship leader stole pole position from Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen who had looked set to take the top spot. Sandwiching Raikkonen was the second Brawn of Rubens Barrichello in third.
Qualifying proved to be disastrous for Lewis Hamilton as the reigning World Champion crashed out in the first session and could not continue.
No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 1 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 1:15.210 1:15.016 1:14.902 2 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:15.746 1:14.514 1:14.927 3 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1:15.425 1:14.829 1:15.077 4 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:15.915 1:14.879 1:15.271 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:15.340 1:15.001 1:15.437 6 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:15.094 1:14.846 1:15.455 7 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.495 1:14.809 1:15.516 8 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:15.260 1:14.825 1:15.653 9 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:15.898 1:15.200 1:16.009 10 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:15.930 1:15.579 1:17.344 11 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:15.834 1:15.833 12 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:16.013 1:15.837 13 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 1:16.063 1:16.146 14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:16.120 1:16.281 15 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:16.248 1:16.545 16 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.264 17 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:16.264 18 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:16.405 19 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:16.548 20 Timo Glock Toyota 1:16.788
