F1 GP Qualifying Brazil 2009: Barrichello pole
reutersRubens Barrichello grabbed pole position for the Brazilian GP after Jenson Button blundered with his tyre selection and qualified 14th.
Barrichello claimed his first pole position for five years on home tarmac at Interlagos at the end of a marathon session that was delayed an hour and a half by rain.
Button leads his Brawn GP team-mate by 14 points with two races to go, and his chances of securing the podium finish he needs to secure the championship look remote.
The other title contender, Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, also suffered, finishing 16th in the first qualifying session before the elements intervened.
Reuters
Qualifying live standing
P. Driver Team Time
1 Rubens Barrichello Brawn 1:19.576
2 Mark Webber Red Bull 0:00.092
3 Adrian Sutil Force India 0:00.336
4 Jarno Trulli Toyota 0:00.521
5 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 0:00.592
6 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso 0:00.674
7 Nico Rosberg Williams 0:00.750
8 Robert Kubica BMW 0:01.055
9 Kazuki Nakajima Williams 0:01.098
10 Fernando Alonso Renault 0:01.846
11 Kamui Kobayashi Toyota 0:02.384
12 Alguersuari Jaime Toro Rosso 0:02.655
13 Romain Grosjean Renault 0:02.901
14 Jenson Button Brawn 0:02.928
15 Vitantanio Liuzzi Force India 0:05.069
16 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 0:05.433
17 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 0:05.476
18 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 0:05.616
19 Nick Heidfeld BMW 0:05.939
20 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 0:21.127
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