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Barrichello Clinches Pole
Barrichello clinches pole
MELBOURNE, MARCH 2. Ferrari No. 2 Rubens Barrichello took pole position in a record time on Saturday and will share the front row of the grid for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix with teammate Michael Schumacher.
The Brazilian edged the two-time defending champion out of top spot for Sunday’s race when he covered the 5.303- kilometre (3.295-mile) Albert Park circuit in 1 minute, 25.843 seconds, shaving 0.005 seconds off Schumacher’s best qualifying time.
Qualifying results: 1. Rubens Barrichello, Brazil, Ferrari, 1 minute 25.843 seconds; 2. Michael Schumacher, Germany, Ferrari, 0.005 seconds behind; 3. Ralf Schumacher, Germany, Williams-BMW, 0.436; 4. David Coulthard, Britain, McLaren-Mercedes, 0.603; 5. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, McLaren-Mercedes, 1.318; 6. Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombia, Williams-BMW, 1.406; 7. Jarno Trulli, Italy, Renault, 1.867; 8. Giancarlo Fisichella, Italy, Jordan-Honda, 2.026; 9. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Sauber-Petronas, 2.129; 10. Nick Heidfeld, Germany, Sauber-Petronas, 2.389; 11. Jenson Button, Britain, Renault, 2.518; 12. Olivier Panis, France, BAR-Honda, 2.538; 13. Jacques Villeneuve, Canada, BAR-Honda, 2.814; 14. Mika Salo, Finland, Toyota, 3.362; 15. Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Germany, Arrows, 3.631; 16. Allan McNish, Britain, Toyota, 3.793; 17. Enrique Bernoldi, Brazil, Arrows, 3.895; 18. Mark Webber, Australia, Minardi-Asiatech, 4.243; 19. Eddie Irvine, Britain, Jaguar, 4.270; 20. Pedro de la Rosa, Spain, Jaguar, 4.349; 21. Alex Yoong, Malaysia, Minardi-Asiatech, 5.661; 22. Takuma Sato, Japan, Jordan-Honda, 27.508.
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