Brazil 2010 - Qualifying results - Hülkenberg takes a surprise pole position at Interlagos
Published by Christine
An eventful start to proceedings saw the usual suspects fall to the back. Heikki Kovalainen suffered to the most, encountering a lot of traffic. The second session had less drama, although Jenson Button was a big name fallout. The highlight of the day culminated in a fantastic debut pole position by Nico Hülkenberg.
| Position | Driver | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Hülkenberg | 1:14.470 | 35 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | 1:15.519 | 27 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | 1:15.637 | 28 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 1:15.747 | 32 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 1:15.989 | 34 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | 1:16.203 | 32 |
| 7 | Robert Kubica | 1:16.552 | 31 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | 1:16.925 | 30 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | 1:17.101 | 31 |
| 10 | Vitaly Petrov | 1:17.656 | 33 |
| 11 | Jenson Button | 1:19.288 | 25 |
| 12 | Kamui Kobayashi | 1:19.385 | 26 |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | 1:19.486 | 23 |
| 14 | Jamie Alguersuari | 1:19.581 | 24 |
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld | 1:19.899 | 26 |
| 16 | Tonio Liuzzi | 1:20.357 | 23 |
| 17 | Timo Glock | 1:22.130 | 13 |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | 1:22.250 | 14 |
| 19 | Sébastien Buemi * | 1:19.847 | 24 |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | 1:22.378 | 14 |
| 21 | Lucas di Grassi | 1:22.810 | 13 |
| 22 | Adrian Sutil * | 1:20.830 | 13 |
| 23 | Christian Klien | 1:23.083 | 15 |
| 24 | Bruno Senna | 1:23.796 | 15 |
Note:
- Buemi given five place grid penalty post-Korea for an avoidable accident.
- Sutil also given five place grid penalty after Korea for an avoidable accident.
