Spanish GP, Webber in pole position ahead of Vettel

Pole position for Mark Webber at the Spanish F1 GP. The Australian beat his Red Bull Racing teammate Sebastian Vettel. An overwhelming superiority was shown by the drivers of the Austrian team who, very sure of their times, once again gave up the last run to save a set of new tyres.

Abysmal gaps for the rest of the group. Third time for Lewis Hamilton's McLaren, one second behind. Ferrari, after having suffered the rejection by the FIA ​​of the new rear wing, considered irregular, limited the damage with the fourth position on the grid of Fernando Alonso who managed to overtake Button's McLaren at the end. Sixth time for Vitaly Petrov's Renault, ahead of Felipe Massa's Ferrari and Pastor Maldonado's Williams. Tenth time for Michael Schumacher who did not lap in Q3 to save a set of tyres.

11th and 13th times for the Toro Rossos of Buemi and Alguersuari, among them Perez's Sauber while Kobayashi is 14th. Kovalainen's performance was excellent, 15th with Lotus and ahead of the Force Indias of di Resta and Sutil. Last Nick Heidfeld with Renault after the fire in his car this morning.

F1 GP Spain – Qualifying times and starting grid

Pos Driver Team Time Gap 1. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m20.981s 2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m21.181s + 0.200 3. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m21.961s + 0.980 4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m21.964s + 0.983 5. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m21.996s + 1.015 6. Vitaly Petrov Renault 1m22.471s + 1.490 7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m22.599s + 1.618 8. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m22.888s + 1.907 9. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m22.952s + 1.971 10. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 11. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m23.231s + 1.691 12. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m23.367s + 1.827 13. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m23.694s + 2.154 14. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m23.702s + 2.162 15. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 1m25.403s + 3.863 16. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercede 1m26.126s + 4.586 17. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercede 1m26.571s + 5.031 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 1m26.521s + 3.561 19. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1m26.910s + 3.950 20. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1m27.315s + 4.355 21. Tonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 1m27.809s + 4.849 22. Na rain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m27.908s + 4.948 23. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m28.556s + 5.596 24. Nick Heidfeld Renault No time