09/27/2008
Ferrari's Felipe Massa clinched pole position for the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday, qualifying quickest under the floodlights for Formula One's first night-time race.
Championship leader Lewis Hamilton, a point ahead of Brazilian Massa in the standings, steered his McLaren to second on the grid with world champion Kimi Raikkonen to start third for Ferrari on Sunday.
BMW-Sauber's Robert Kubica qualified in fourth place while McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen was fifth. Double world champion Fernando Alonso, who had topped the final two practice sessions and looked set to challenge for pole, suffered a massive disappointment when his engine died and he cruised to a halt midway through the second qualifying session.
Motor racing-Singapore Grand Prix qualifying result:
1. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 1 min 44.801 secs
2. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) McLaren 1:45.465
3. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 1:45.617
4. Robert Kubica (Poland) BMW Sauber 1:45.779
5. Heikki Kovalainen (Finland) McLaren 1:45.873
6. Nick Heidfeld (Germany) BMW Sauber 1:45.964
7. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1:46.244
8. Timo Glock (Germany) Toyota 1:46.328
9. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Williams - Toyota 1:46.611
10. Kazuki Nakajima (Japan) Williams - Toyota 1:47.547
11. Jarno Trulli (Italy) Toyota 1:45.038
12. Jenson Button (Britain) Honda 1:45.133
13. Mark Webber (Australia) RedBull - Renault 1:45.212
14. David Coulthard (Britain) RedBull - Renault 1:45.298
15. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Renault 1:44.971
16. Nelson Piquet (Brazil) Renault 1:46.037
17. Sebastien Bourdais (France) Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1:46.389
18. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Honda 1:46.583
19. Adrian Sutil (Germany) Force India - Ferrari 1:47.940
20. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Force India - Ferrari no time
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