Japan 2009 - Qualifying results - Vettel and Trulli lock out the front row on Saturday
Published by Christine
There were red flags and all kinds of chaos today making the grid something to behold. Plenty of penalties were handed out afterwards, mixing things up even more. Sebastian Vettel snatched pole position, whilst FP3 leader Jarno Trulli secured a front row grid slot alongside the German.
| Position | Driver | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastien Vettel | 1:32.160 | 14 |
| 2 | Jarno Trulli | 1:32.220 | 20 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | 1:32.395 | 21 |
| 4 | Nick Heidfeld | 1:32.945 | 19 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:32.980 | 23 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | 1:31.482 | 17 |
| 7 | Robert Kubica | 1:32.341 | 15 |
| 8 | Adrian Sutil | 1:32.466 | 20 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | 1:32.660 | 18 |
| 10 | Jaime Alguersuari | No Time (Q2) | 14 |
| 11 | Jenson Button | 1:32.962 | 18 |
| 12 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:31.704 | 11 |
| 13 | Heikki Kovalainen | No Time (Q3) | 21 |
| 14 | Sébastien Buemi | No Time (Q3) | 12 |
| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima | 1:31.718 | 8 |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | 1:32.073 | 8 |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | 1:31.638 | 14 |
| 18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 1:32.087 | 9 |
| 19 | Timo Glock | No Time (Q2) | 13 |
| 20 | Mark Webber | No Time (Q1) |
Note: Sutil, Barrichello, Button, and Alonso given five place grid drops for speeding through yellow flags. Buemi given five place drop for continuing on to the pitlane with a damaged car and impeding other drivers.
Note: Kovalainen and Liuzzi given five place grid drops for changing gearbox.
Note: Glock and Webber using new chassis so will start from pitlane. Decision on Glock's participation to be made tomorrow.
