Canadian Grand Prix Preview

Lewis Hamilton has taken pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix after dominating qualifying in Montreal. Hamilton had set the quickest time in both of the earlier knockout sessions and it was little surprise when he went quickest again in the final session with a 1:18.510s effort. World Champion Kimi Raikkonen was third quickest in his Ferrari, ahead of Renault's Fernando Alonso. Ferrari's Felipe Massa qualified sixth ahead of McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen

With the little-used track tending to lack grip off the racing line, the Canadian Grand Prix has a habit of catching out drivers and producing safety car interruptions.

And assuming the surface continues to deteriorate over the course of Sunday's 70-lap race, it can be anticipated that this year's grand prix will be no different.

Canadian Grand Prix, qualifying:

1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) McLaren 1:17.886
2. Robert Kubica (Poland) BMW Sauber 1:18.498
3. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 1:18.735
4. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Renault 1:18.746
5. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Williams 1:18.844
6. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 1:19.048
7. Heikki Kovalainen (Finland) McLaren 1:19.089
8. Nick Heidfeld (Germany) BMW Sauber 1:19.633
9. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Honda 1:20.848
10. Mark Webber (Australia) Red Bull 1:17.523
11. Timo Glock (Germany) Toyota 1:18.031
12. Kazuki Nakajima (Japan) Williams 1:18.062
13. David Coulthard (Britain) Red Bull 1:18.238
14. Jarno Trulli (Italy) Toyota 1:18.327
15. Nelson Piquet (Brazil) Renault 1:18.393
16. Sebastien Bourdais (France) Toro Rosso 1:18.916
17. Adrian Sutil (Germany) Force India 1:19.108
18. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Force India 1:19.165
19. Jenson Button (Britain) Honda 1:23.565
20. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Toro Rosso no time