2009 SPANISH GRAND PRIX // QUALIFYING RESULTS

Clear skies greeted the Formula One teams as they took to the track at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, for three rounds of knock out qualifying ahead of tomorrow's Spanish Grand Prix. Follow the link for additional photos and complete results... [read more]

After news that Ferrari would be running a modified rear diffuser in addition an entirely new chassis (the F60-B), expectations were high as Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen looked to qualify within the top ten.

Following a spectacular victory in Shanghai and a podium finish in Bahrain, Sebastian Vettel proved once again that his success thus far was no fluke, qualifying second overall.

Vettel's Red Bull teammate Mark Webber ran hard through three rounds of qualifying, finishing the afternoon fifth overall.

Timo Glock escaped Q2 elimination on his final lap and managed to finish the afternoon in sixth, just behind the Red Bull of Mark Webber.

Following his third place finish in Bahrain, Toyota's Jarno Trulli looked strong all afternoon finishing seventh just behind teammate Timo Glock.

After crossing the start-finish line with just two seconds remaining in Q3, Jenson Button matched the speed of both Barrichello and Vettel through the first two sectors and managed to finish the lap 0.1 seconds ahead of his Brawn GP teammate. With yet another pole position, Button now looks to capture his fourth victory of the season.

Qualifying Results // 2009 Spanish Grand Prix:
1. Jenson Button, Brawn-Mercedes, 1:20.527
2. Sebastian Vettel, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, 1:20.660
3. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn-Mercedes, 1:20.762
4. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 1:20.934
5. Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault, 1:21.049
6. Timo Glock, Toyota, 1:21.247
7. Jarno Trulli, Toyota, 1:21.254
8. Fernando Alonso, Renault, 1:21.392
9. Nico Rosberg, Williams-Toyota, 1:22.558
10. Robert Kubica, BMW, 1:22.685
11. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams-Toyota, 1:20.531
12. Nelson Piquet Jnr, Renault, 1:20.604
13. Nick Heidfeld, BMW, 1:20.676
14. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes, 1:20.805
15. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, 1:21.067
16. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 1:21.291
17. Sebastien Bourdais, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, 1:21.300
18. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren-Mercedes, 1:21.675
19. Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes, 1:21.742
20. Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India-Mercedes, 1:22.204