Vettel On Pole At Halted Monte Carlo Q3 Qualifying
Vettel held top spot at the time of the red flag stoppage, which came with just over two minutes remaining in the session and lasted for more than quarter of an hour, and the remaining drivers had one flying lap to respond to the world champion. Jenson Button was the closest thing to a rival for Vettel, albeit four tenths shy of the Red Bull driver, after McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton appeared to be distracted by Felipe Massa at the start of his first flying lap.
Although the session restarted, no-one was able to make any major moves, confirming Vettel and Button on the front row, while Hamilton gained just one spot, to line up seventh.
Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso will start on row two, ahead of Michael Schumacher and Massa, with Pastor Maldonado claiming the ninth spot behind Nico Rosberg.
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | RBR-Renault | 1:15.606 | 1:14.277 | 1:13.556 | 18 |
| 2 | 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:15.397 | 1:14.545 | 1:13.997 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | Mark Webber | RBR-Renault | 1:16.087 | 1:14.742 | 1:14.019 | 24 |
| 4 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:16.051 | 1:14.569 | 1:14.483 | 22 |
| 5 | 7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 1:16.092 | 1:14.981 | 1:14.682 | 29 |
| 6 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:16.309 | 1:14.648 | 1:14.877 | 25 |
| 7 | 3 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:15.207 | 1:14.275 | 1:15.280 | 15 |
| 8 | 8 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:15.858 | 1:14.741 | 1:15.766 | 26 |
| 9 | 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | 1:15.819 | 1:15.545 | 1:16.528 | 23 |
| 10 | 17 | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:15.918 | 1:15.482 | no time | 23 |
| 11 | 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 1:16.378 | 1:15.815 | 21 | |
| 12 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | 1:16.616 | 1:15.826 | 20 | |
| 13 | 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:16.513 | 1:15.973 | 20 | |
| 14 | 15 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:16.813 | 1:16.118 | 22 | |
| 15 | 14 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:16.600 | 1:16.121 | 19 | |
| 16 | 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 1:16.681 | 1:16.214 | 22 | |
| 17 | 18 | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | 1:16.358 | 1:16.300 | 17 | |
| 18 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | 1:17.343 | 10 | ||
| 19 | 21 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | 1:17.381 | 9 | ||
| 20 | 19 | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | 1:17.820 | 9 | ||
| 21 | 24 | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:17.914 | 12 | ||
| 22 | 25 | Jerome d'Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | 1:18.736 | 11 | ||
| 23 | 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | No time | 0 | ||
| 24 | 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT-Cosworth | No time | 0 | ||
| Q1 107% Time | 1:20.471 |
