2009 MONZA: HAMILTON TAKES POLE, FORCE INDIA AGAIN STRONG

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Monza 2009

Lewis Hamilton claimed his and McLaren's second pole of the 2009 season at Monza - but he had to dig deep to beat Adrian Sutil as Force India produced another sensational performance.

Pos  Driver       Team                       Q1        Q2        Q3
1.  Hamilton     McLaren-Mercedes      (B)  1:23.375  1:22.973  1:24.066
2.  Sutil        Force India-Mercedes  (B)  1:23.576  1:23.070  1:24.261
3.  Raikkonen    Ferrari               (B)  1:23.349  1:23.426  1:24.523
4.  Kovalainen   McLaren-Mercedes      (B)  1:23.515  1:23.528  1:24.845
5.  Barrichello  Brawn-Mercedes        (B)  1:23.483  1:22.976  1:25.015
6.  Button       Brawn-Mercedes        (B)  1:23.403  1:22.955  1:25.030
7.  Liuzzi       Force India-Mercedes  (B)  1:23.578  1:23.207  1:25.043
8.  Alonso       Renault               (B)  1:23.708  1:23.497  1:25.072
9.  Vettel       Red Bull-Renault      (B)  1:23.558  1:23.545  1:25.180
10. Webber       Red Bull-Renault      (B)  1:23.755  1:23.273  1:25.314
11. Trulli       Toyota                (B)  1:24.014  1:23.611
12. Grosjean     Renault               (B)  1:23.975  1:23.728
13. Kubica       BMW-Sauber            (B)  1:24.001  1:23.866
14. Fisichella   Ferrari               (B)  1:23.828  1:23.901
15. Heidfeld     BMW-Sauber            (B)  1:23.584  1:24.275
16. Glock        Toyota                (B)  1:24.036
17. Nakajima     Williams-Toyota       (B)  1:24.074
18. Rosberg      Williams-Toyota       (B)  1:24.121
19. Buemi        Toro Rosso-Ferrari    (B)  1:24.220
20. Alguersuari  Toro Rosso-Ferrari    (B)  1:24.951

Below is the weight of each car following qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix, sorted by qualifying position.

Pos  Driver                             Weight (kg)
1.  Hamilton     McLaren-Mercedes         653.5
2.  Sutil        Force India-Mercedes     655.0
3.  Raikkonen    Ferrari                  662.0
4.  Kovalainen   McLaren-Mercedes         683.0
5.  Barrichello  Brawn-Mercedes           688.5
6.  Button       Brawn-Mercedes           687.0
7.  Liuzzi       Force India-Mercedes     679.5
8.  Alonso       Renault                  677.5
9.  Vettel       Red Bull-Renault         682.0
10. Webber       Red Bull-Renault         683.0
11. Trulli       Toyota                   703.0*
12. Grosjean     Renault                  699.8*
13. Kubica       BMW-Sauber               697.5*
14. Fisichella   Ferrari                  690.0*
15. Heidfeld     BMW-Sauber               697.5*
16. Glock        Toyota                   709.8*
17. Nakajima     Williams-Toyota          706.2*
18. Rosberg      Williams-Toyota          708.6*
19. Buemi        Toro Rosso-Ferrari       706.0*
20. Alguersuari  Toro Rosso-Ferrari       706.0*