Hamilton races to pole, Alonso in the pitch

Lewis Hamilton will start the Italian Grand Prix from pole position. The British McLaren driver went in qualifying for the 13th The season at 1:24,010 minutes, the fastest time. Second place in Monza Hamilton's team-mate Jenson Button finished ahead of Brazilian Felipe Massa in the Ferrari.

"In training, my laps were even better. All the better that it has passed this way," Hamilton said after his strong ride in qualifying. Mercedes driver Michael Schumacher from Kerpen was on the high-speed track in fifth place in the best German 1:24,540 minutes.

German trio in wait

Defending champion and defending champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull in Heppenheim came in sixth. Nico Rosberg from Wiesbaden, in the second Mercedes seventh. "The result was the maximum. I think tomorrow in the race we can see a little better," said the reigning champion Vettel. "So we can be satisfied," said Schumacher also. "I would think that we are in race trim situated not bad. Stay tuned we want. Whether we keep it up until the very end, we will see tomorrow." The German trio moves to the Grand Prix on Sunday but by one position to the front because of the Fourth Qualifying Paul di Resta is demoted due to a gearbox change to five places on the back.

Alonso in the pitch

World Championship leader Fernando Alonso finished after technical problems with the Ferrari-only home race in tenth place. Thus, the Spaniard has little chance of winning in the Royal Park Alonso leads before the European finals with 164 points. Vettel (140), with 24 points behind second overall ahead of his Red Bull team mate Mark Webber (132). The Australian was in qualifying only eleventh. "Fernando has immediately realized we could not do anything about it. It's very disappointing," says team boss Stefano Domenicali. The Italian knows that Alonso for the top step of the podium will be difficult to achieve. For Force India driver Nico Hulkenberg after Q1 qualifying was over. The German could not go a single timed lap, as he rolled out in the first run with electrical defect. Hulkenberg was thus Last. Timo Glock (20th / 1:27.039) won despite a poor second set of tires through against his Marussia teammate Charles Pic. "The first set was good. Since Nico Rosberg has helped me with lee," says a satisfied Hesse. "The second run I had with the set of tires no grip. Luckily, the first round's okay."