FORMULA 1 Live

Spanish GP - *Qualifying

Saturday April 26, 2008 | Finished

  1. Raikkonen pips Alonso for pole

    Raikkonen pips Alonso for pole

    Ferrari's world champion Kimi Raikkonen denied home hero Fernando Alonso a stunning Spanish Grand Prix pole position. More

Qualifying live standing

P. Driver Team Time
1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:21.813
2 Fernando Alonso Renault 0:00.855
3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0:01.009
4 Robert Kubica BMW 0:01.016
5 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 0:01.047
6 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 0:01.182
7 Mark Webber Red Bull 0:01.380
8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 0:01.480
9 Nick Heidfeld BMW 0:01.493
10 Nelsinho Piquet Jr Renault 0:01.650
11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 0:00.000
12 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 0:00.068
13 Jenson Button Honda 0:00.162
14 Timo Glock Toyota 0:00.181
15 Nico Rosberg Williams 0:00.300
16 Sebastien Bourdais Toro Rosso 0:00.675
17 David Coulthard Red Bull 0:00.761
18 Sebastien Vettel Toro Rosso 0:01.059
19 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 0:01.467
20 Adrian Sutil Force India 0:02.175
21 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri 0:02.269
22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 0:02.447

Live Commentary

  1. 0' Alonso has gone under 1:22 to take pole..only to be denied by Räikkönen in the final seconds. Kubica is on the second row just behnid Massa with Hamilton and McLaren team-mate Kovalainen on the third row.

  2. 1' Hamilton can not improve his position on the soft tyres although he is 28 hundreths quicker.

  3. 2' Ferrari are forced to adapt their strategy with Räikkönen in for fresh tyres after problems with under steering on his previous lap.

  4. 3' Massa is three tenths quicker than the young Brit with Alonso up to third ahead of Räikkönen and Kubica.

  5. 4' Hamilton is over a second quicker.

  6. 5' Trulli is the first to post a flying lap 1:23.393.

  7. Q3 The top three teams are joined by the Renault pair of local hero Alonso and Nelsinho Piquet Jr plus Jarno Trulli and Mark Webber in the ten minute quest for pole.

  8. 0' Nick Heidfeld (BMW-Sauber) climbs from 12th to fourth at the death so Rubens Barrichello (Honda), Kazuki Nakajima (Williams), Jenson Button (Honda), Timo Glock (Toyota) Nico Rosberg (Williams) and Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso) will fill slots 11-16 on the grid.

  9. 1' Massa goes to the top of the pile with 1:20.584.

  10. 4' Kubica, Räikkönen and Hamilton now lead the way with Felipe Massa (Ferrari) currently in the drop zone.

  11. 8' Jarno Trulli (Toyota) and Alonso dip under 1:21 early on.

  12. Q2 Q2 is underway.

  13. 0' The Aguri pair are on the 11th row, the Force India's on the tenth and sadly for British fans it's David Coulthard (Red Bull) who just misses out in 17th with the other Toro Rosso of Sebastien Vettel sharing the ninth row with him.

  14. 1' 18 cars on track.

  15. 2' Not sure how much fuel they are carrying but Räikkönen has just gone six tenths quicker than Hamilton.

  16. 4' Fantastic lap from Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso) who goes sixth.

  17. 6' As you would expect Super Aguri and Force India are facing the back of the grid as Kubica goes fourth just behind Nakajima.

  18. 9' Alonso, Coulthard, Massa, Heidfeld, Kubica and Kovalainen yet to post a flying lap.

  19. 12' Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) roars to the top of the timesheets only to be usurped almost immediately by Lewis Hamilton (McLaren).

  20. 14' Kazuki Nakajima (Williams) is the first to post a flying lap.

  21. Q1 The track temperature is 38 degrees as Q1 gets underway.

Circuit Map

Montmelo Circuit
 

About the Spanish GP

Length 4.655 km
Laps 66 (307.104 Km)
Last Year 1, 2, 3 1. F. Massa 2. L. Hamilton 3. F. Alonso
Record Lap F. Massa - 1'22''680 (2007, Ferrari)
Record Pole F. Massa - 1'21''421 (2007, Ferrari)
Last Year Pole F. Massa - 1'21''421 (Ferrari)

Previous winners

Year Driver
2007 F.Massa (Ferrari)
2006 F. Alonso (Renault)
2005 K. Raikkonen (McLaren)
2004 M. Schumacher (Ferrari)
2003 M. Schumacher (Ferrari)
2002 M. Schumacher (Ferrari)
2001 M. Schumacher (Ferrari)
2000 M. Hakkinen (McLaren)
1999 M. Hakkinen (McLaren)
1998 M. Hakkinen (McLaren)
1997 J. Villeneuve (Williams)
1996 M. Schumacher (Ferrari)
1995 M. Schumacher (Benetton)
1994 D. Hill (Williams)
1993 A. Prost (Williams)
1992 N. Mansell (Williams)
1991 N. Mansell (Williams)
1990 A. Prost (Ferrari)
1989 A. Senna (McLaren)
1988 A. Prost (McLaren)