Pit Lane F1
Round 11 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2009-08-23
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) took pole for the 2009 European Grand Prix with a 1:39.489 lap.
Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren) joined the front row, 0.043s shy of pole, with Rubens Barrichello (Brawn) third on the grid. Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber) missed the cut by —s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.023s — pole to P10 — with Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:38.649 | 1:38.182 | 1:39.489 | 1:39.489 |
| 2 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:38.816 | 1:38.230 | 1:39.532 | +0.043 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 1:39.019 | 1:38.076 | 1:39.563 | +0.074 |
| 4 |
| 5Sebastian Vettel |
| Red Bull |
| 1:39.295 |
| 1:38.273 |
| 1:39.789 |
| +0.300 |
| 5 | 22Jenson Button | Brawn | 1:38.531 | 1:38.601 | 1:39.821 | +0.332 |
| 6 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:38.843 | 1:38.782 | 1:40.144 | +0.655 |
| 7 | 6Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:39.039 | 1:38.346 | 1:40.185 | +0.696 |
| 8 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:39.155 | 1:38.717 | 1:40.236 | +0.747 |
| 9 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | 1:38.983 | 1:38.625 | 1:40.239 | +0.750 |
| 10 | 88Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:38.806 | 1:38.747 | 1:40.512 | +1.023 |
| 11 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:39.032 | 1:38.826 | — | — |
| 12 | 99Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1:39.145 | 1:38.846 | — | — |
| 13 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1:39.459 | 1:38.991 | — | — |
| 14 | 8Romain Grosjean | Renault | 1:39.322 | 1:39.040 | — | — |
| 15 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | 1:38.912 | 1:39.514 | — | +0.025 |
| 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1:39.531 | — | — | +0.042 |
| 17 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1:39.795 | — | — | +0.306 |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:39.807 | — | — | +0.318 |
| 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | 1:39.925 | — | — | +0.436 |
| 20 | Luca Badoer | Ferrari | 1:41.413 | — | — | +1.924 |