The qualifying are divided into three sessions. The first offers twenty minutes to reach "Q2". Five slower are eliminated. The second part is of fifteen minutes. Only ten drivers will reach in "Super-pole". They will have then ten minutes to take down the graal. It's 2:00 pm, the track is opened (27°C). Clouds are always present. The ambient temperature is rather fresh for July (23°C). The rate of humidity is 48 %. The wind speed is very impressive (6 m.s).

Lewis Hamilton seizes of pole position in 1'15"666 (the third of the season and ninth of his career). He outstrips Felipe Massa and Heikki Kovalainen. Jarno Trulli is one shine fourth. Fernando Alonso occupies the fifth place. He's followed by Kimi Räikkönen. Robert Kubiça is a discreet seventh. Mark Webber raises himself on the eighth rank. Sebastian Vettel signs the exploit of the afternoon. He's only German to appear in the top 10. The star of Heppenheim is ninth. David Coulthard is tenth. The second part marks the end of the qualifying for five drivers. Timo Glock is eleventh. Nick Heidfeld fails in the twelfth position. Nico Roberg has to be satisfied with the thirteenth rank. Young German was confident in the seen of the progress realized after the testing of Hockenheim. These improvements aren't apparently sufficient. Jenson Button will dash beside him tomorrow. Sebastien Bourdais made a success of his aim : reach "Q2". He's fifteenth. Lewis Hamilton was in head in this part. The eighth, ninth and tenth lines of the future starting grid appear at the conclusion of "Q1". Kazuki Nakajima and Nelsinho Piquet are relegated to the sixteenth and seventeenth places. Were they hampered by a technical problem ? It's possible because both suffered from it during the weekend. Rubens Barrichello is classified in eighteenth position. Force India drivers close the walking. Let us note that Felipe Massa was credited with the best time in this session (1'14"921).