Raikkonen Grabs Hungary Grand Prix pole
06 August, 2006
The Flying Finn Kimi Raikkonen grabbed his second straight pole when he upstaged rivals Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso at the Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying.
Raikkonen posted a qualifying time of one minute 19.599 seconds to edge out Ferrari number 2 Filipe Massa.
Michael Schumacker will start from 11th on the grid after being penalized two-seconds during Saturday’s practice.
Formula One Drivers Championship leader Fernando Alonso will start from 15th having incurred the same penalty during Friday’s practice session..
Schumacher said, "I'm incredibly angry, but I have to blame myself,"
Grid for Hungarian Grand Prix:
1. Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.599
2. Felipe Massa (Brz) Ferrari 1:19.886
3. Rubens Barrichello (Brz) Honda 1:20.085
4. Pedro de la Rosa (Spa) McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.117
5. Mark Webber (AUS) Williams-BMW 1:20.266
6. Ralf Schumacher (Ger) Toyota 1:20.759
7. Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Renault 1:20.924
8. Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota 1:21.132
9. Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber 1:22.049
10. Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber 1:20.623
11. Michael Schumacher **(Ger) Ferrari 1:20.875
12. David Coulthard (GB) Red Bull 1:20.890
13. Christian Klien (Aut) Red Bull 1:21.207
14. Jenson Button * (GB) Honda 1:20.092
15. Fernando Alonso **(Spa) Renault 1:21.364
16. Tiago Monteiro (Por) Midland 1:23.767
17. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Ita) Toro Rosso 1:22.068
18. Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams-BMW 1:22.084
19. Scott Speed (USA) Toro Rosso 1:22.317
20. Takuma Sato (Jpn) Super Aguri 1:22.967
21. Christijan Albers *(Ned) Midland 1:23.146
22. Sakon Yamamoto (Jpn) Super Aguri 1:24.016
* 10-place penalty for unscheduled engine
**Given a two-second penalty
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