Silverstone 2009 British Grand Prix Qualifying Results

BBC: Vettel grabs pole for British GP

Sebastian Vettel secured pole for the British Grand Prix in his updated Red Bull car as Brawn’s championship leader Jenson Button struggled to land sixth.

Vettel edged Button’s team-mate Rubens Barrichello into second and his own team-mate Mark Webber into third with a time of one minute 19.509 seconds.

Toyota’s Jarno Trulii will start Sunday’s Silverstone race in fourth ahead of Williams’s Kazuki Nakajimi.

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton is 19th, the worst qualifying result of his career.

ITV: Vettel surges to Silverstone pole

Sebastian Vettel took his third pole position of the season at Silverstone on Saturday, overcoming a stern challenge from Brawn GP’s Rubens Barrichello and his own Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber.

The 21-year-old German played second fiddle to Webber in the first part of Q3, but turned the tables with a superb on-the-limit final flier.

Home hero Jenson Button could only manage sixth after struggling with a lack of grip, while 2008 Silverstone winner Lewis Hamilton was sidelined in Q1 and will start on the back row of the grid.

Formula 1: British Grand Prix qualifying results