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| May 29, 2005 | Sunday | Rabi-us-Sani 20, 1426 |
Heidfeld on pole for Euro GP
NUERBURGRING, May 28: Nick Heidfeld of Williams took his first pole position in Formula One by setting the quickest time in qualifying for the European Grand Prix on Saturday. Going out second last in blistering heat at his home track, Heidfeld clocked 1:30.081 to edge out McLaren’s Kimi Raikkonen by 0.116 seconds.
Finn Raikkonen will join the German on the front row for Sunday’s race with Heidfeld’s Australian team mate Mark Webber and Toyota’s Jarno Trulli sharing the second row.
Leader Fernando Alonso was sixth fastest for Renault and will be on row three with Juan Pablo Montoya, who was fifth.
Michael Schumacher will be on the fifth row in 10th place.
Grid position: 1. Nick Heidfeld (Germany) Williams 1:30.081; 2. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) McLaren 1:30.197; 3. Mark Webber (Australia) Williams 1:30.368; 4. Jarno Trulli (Italy) Toyota 1:30.700; 5. Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia) McLaren 1:30.890; 6. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Renault 1:31.056; 7. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Ferrari 1:31.249; 8. Ralf Schumacher (Germany) Toyota 1:31.392; 9. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Renault 1:31.566; 10. Michael Schumacher (Germany)Ferrari 1:31.585; 11. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Sauber 1:32.205; 12. David Coulthard (Britain) Red Bull 1:32.553; 13. Jenson Button (Britain) BAR 1:32.594; 14. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Italy) Red Bull 1:32.642; 15. Jacques Villeneuve (Canada) Sauber 1:32.891; 16. Takuma Sato (Japan) BAR 1:32.926; 17. Tiago Monteiro (Portugal) Jordan 1:35.047; 18. Patrick Friesacher (Austria) Minardi 1:35.954; 19. Narain Karthikeyan (India) Jordan 1:36.192; 20. Christijan Albers (Netherlands) Minardi 1:36.239.—Reuters
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