Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel took pole position for tomorrow’s Grand Prix. The young German had been fastest in all three segments of qualifying and will start ahead of Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello in second and third.
The session proved to be packed with drama, with many drivers being caught out by the demanding layout of the Istanbul circuit. These included Nelson Piquet, who suffered from a break problem and fell of the circuit.
Lewis Hamilton’s season continues to go from bad to worse as the reigning World Champion was eliminated in Q1.
Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 1. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:27.330 1:27.016 1:28.316 2. Button Brawn-Mercedes 1:27.355 1:27.230 1:28.421 3. Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1:27.371 1:27.418 1:28.579 4. Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:27.466 1:27.416 1:28.613 5. Trulli Toyota 1:27.529 1:27.195 1:28.666 6. Raikkonen Ferrari 1:27.556 1:27.387 1:28.815 7. Massa Ferrari 1:27.508 1:27.349 1:28.858 8. Alonso Renault 1:27.988 1:27.473 1:29.075 9. Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:27.517 1:27.418 1:29.191 10. Kubica BMW-Sauber 1:27.788 1:27.455 1:29.357 11. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber 1:27.795 1:27.521 12. Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:27.691 1:27.629 13. Glock Toyota 1:28.160 1:27.795 14. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:28.199 1:28.207 15. Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:28.278 1:28.391 16. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:28.318 17. Piquet Renault 1:28.582 18. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:28.708 19. Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 1:28.717 20. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:28.918 All Timing Unofficial
