China 2009 - Qualifying results - Vettel takes pole position for Red Bull as Renault dominate

Published 18 April 2009 by Christine

Sebastian Vettel secured his first pole position for Red Bull, and the second of his career so far, despite limited running in the final session. A handful of teams turned their back on KERS, whilst it was Renault engines dominating, with Fernando Alonso in second, and the other Red Bull sitting third fastest.

Position	Driver	Time	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel	1:36.184	11
2	Fernando Alonso	1:36.381	21
3	Mark Webber	1:36.466	19
4	Rubens Barrichello	1:36.493	21
5	Jenson Button	1:36.532	19
6	Jarno Trulli	1:36.835	21
7	Nico Rosberg	1:37.397	23
8	Kimi Räikkönen	1:38.089	19
9	Lewis Hamilton	1:38.595	17
10	Sébastien Buemi	1:39.321	21
11	Nick Heidfeld	1:35.975	14
12	Heikki Kovalainen	1:36.032	10
13	Felipe Massa	1:36.033	11
14	Kazuki Nakajima	1:36.193	13
15	Sébastien Bourdais	1:36.906	10
16	Nelson Piquet	1:36.908	10
17	Robert Kubica	1:36.966	8
18	Adrian Sutil	1:37.669	10
19	Timo Glock	1:36.066	14
20	Giancarlo Fisichella	1:37.672	10

Note: Timo Glock receives a five place grid drop for gearbox change.