qualifying

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh admitted that he was wrong to tell Lewis Hamilton to stop out on track in qualifying in Barcelona.

Pastor Maldonado gained his first Grand Prix pole position for Williams and will start alongside local hero Fernando Alonso in Spain.

Heikki Kovalainen claims making it through to Q2 in Bahrain shows progress is being made at Caterham F1.

Sebastian Vettel claims first pole of 2012 as McLaren, Mercedes stumble in Bahrain qualifying.

Michael Schumacher was delighted to see team-mate Nico Rosberg claim pole for the Chinese GP, but admits he was not expecting either Silver Arrow to feature so highly.

Lewis Hamilton heads another McLaren 1-2 in qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button lock out front row as Red Bull and Mercedes stumble in Melbourne qualifying.

Carl Edwards claimed pole position and Greg Biffle made it a Roush Renway Racing front row lockout after qualifying for the Daytona 500.

Sebastian Vettel sets new record for single-season pole positions with 15th top spot after Brazilian GP qualifying at Interlagos.

Roush Fenway Racing team mates Greg Biffle and David Ragan will share the front row for the start of Sunday's AAA Texas 500 Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway.

Sebastian Vettel secures 13th pole of the 2011 F1 season with top spot in Indian GP qualifying.

Sebastian Vettel will not face a penalty for cutting a corner during the Q3 qualifying session, following an investigation by FIA race stewards in Korea.

Lewis Hamilton ends Red Bull's run of pole positions with the fastest time in Korean GP qualifying.

Matt Kenseth will start from pole for the first race in the 2011 Sprint Cup Chase, the Geico 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday afternoon, with Paul Menard alongside him.

Runaway F1 2011 World Championship leader Sebastian Vettel has downplayed his supreme qualifying form in the top flight, insisting there will only ever be one pole position king...

Jaime Alguersuari was the unlucky 18th fastest in opening qualifying for the Italian GP.

Red Bull Racing put both drivers onto the front two rows at Atlanta Motor Speedway, with Kasey Kahne claiming pole ahead of Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch and team mate Brian Vickers.

Sebastian Vettel claims another pole for Red Bull Racing, as rain and rancour dominate qualifying at Spa.

Rahal Letterman Lanigan driver Pippa Mann has been ruled out of Sunday's race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway after a major crash in practice on Saturday afternoon.

Drivers: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), Jenson Button (McLaren)

Sebastian Vettel steals pole from under the nose of McLaren in tense Hungaroring qualifying session.

Mark Webber heads Red Bull 1-2 in qualifying as rain continues to blight British GP.

Mark Webber has said that he does not expect to see any difference in race performance due to recent F1 rule changes, but admits the fight will be fair.

Sebastian Vettel claims seventh pole in eighth races with fastest time in European GP qualifying.