2009 EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX // QUALIFYING RESULTS

Following a four week Summer break, Formula One returns to Valencia, Spain, for the eleventh round of the 2009 Championship. In what has amounted to rather eventful Summer vacation, there are a few changes we need to catch up on ahead of tomorrows race.

After an unexpected accident in Hungary, Felipe Massa has since been replaced, at least for the time being, by Ferrari test driver Luca Badoer. Rumors were swirling that seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher would take Massa's seat in the Ferrari F60, however following a brief test session in a privately owned F2007, Schumacher was deemed unfit to return due to a neck injury he sustained during a motorcycle accident earlier this year. Additionally, Nelson Piquet, who had proven rather unsuccessful with Renault, has since been replaced by newcomer Romain Grosjean. Also of note is the addition, or should we say return, of the Canadian Grand Prix to the 2010 Formula One calendar. While the complete 2010 schedule has yet to be released, it is good to see the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve back on the F1 calendar.

Unable to roust myself at five o'clock this morning in order to watch live qualifying for tomorrows European Grand Prix, I resorted to the internet in order to sort out whether Fernando Alonso could maintain the pace I saw in last nights free practice, or if Lewis Hamilton and his McLaren-Mercedes team could capture their first pole position of 2009. Follow the link for complete results as well as some photos from this mornings qualifying... [read more]










2009 European Grand Prix // Qualifying Results:
1. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes – 1:39.498
2. Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren-Mercedes – 1:39.532
3. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn-Mercedes – 1:39.563
4. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault – 1:39.789
5. Jenson Button, Brawn-Mercedes – 1:39.821
6. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari – 1:40.144
7. Nico Rosberg, Williams-Toyota – 1:40.185
8. Fernando Alonso, Renault – 1:40.236
9. Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault – 1:40.239
10. Robert Kubica, BMW – 1:40.512
11. Nick Heidfeld, BMW – 1:38.826
12. Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes – 1:38.846
13. Timo Glock, Toyota – 1:38.991
14. Romain Grosjean, Renault – 1:39.040
15. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso-Ferrari – 1:39.514
16. Giancarlo Fisichella, Force India-Mercedes – 1:39.531
17. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams-Toyota – 1:39.795
18. Jarno Trulli, Toyota – 1:39.807
19. Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso-Ferrari – 1:39.925
20. Luca Badoer, Ferrari – 1:41.413

Images and Info: F1Fanatic
Editorial: Justin Coffey