Sebastian Vettel grabbed Red Bull's first ever pole position in a thrilling qualifying session in Shanghai.
The German's sole flying lap of Q3 - a 1m 36.184s - was enough to take the honours from team mate Mark Webber, whose 1m 36.466s had kept him ahead of championship leader Jenson Button who had taken his Brawn round in 1m 36.532s.
In the dying moments of Q3, however, Fernando Alonso pushed his Renault between the two Red Bulls with 1m 36.381s, as Rubens Barrichello pushed Brawn team mate Button down to fifth with 1m 36.493s.
Starting Grid
Sunday, 19 April 2009
09:00 a.m.
1. Ger - Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull-Renault - 1:36.184
2. Spa - Fernando Alonso - Renault - 1:36.381
3. Aus - Mark Webber - Red Bull-Renault - 1:36.466
4. Brz - Rubens Barrichello - Brawn-Mercedes - 1:36.493
5. GB - Jenson Button - Brawn-Mercedes - 1:36.532
6. Ita - Jarno Trulli - Toyota - 1:36.835
7. Ger - Nico Rosberg - Williams-Toyota - 1:37.397
8. Fin - Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari - 1:38.089
9. GB - Lewis Hamilton - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:38.595
10. Swi - Sebastien Buemi - Toro Rosso-Ferrari - 1:39.321
11. Ger - Nick Heidfeld - BMW Sauber - 1:35.975
12. Fin - Heikki Kovalainen - McLaren-Mercedes - 1:36.032
13. Brz - Felipe Massa - Ferrari - 1:36.033
14. Jpn - Kazuki Nakajima - Williams-Toyota - 1:36.193
15. Fra - Sebastien Bourdais - Toro Rosso-Ferrari - 1:36.906
16. Brz - Nelson Piquet Jr - Renault - 1:36.908
17. Pol - Robert Kubica - BMW Sauber - 1:36.966
18. Ger - Adrian Sutil - Force India-Mercedes - 1:37.669
19. Ger - Timo Glock - Toyota - 1:36.066
20. Ita - Giancarlo Fisichella - Force India-Mercedes - 1:37.672
Drivers and Teams, Season 2009
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