Kimi Raikkonen On Pole For Hungary

Kimi Raikkonen took advantage of the qualifying penalties given to title rivals Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher, to grab pole position for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.

The focus at the start of Sunday's race is for once likely to be on the middle of the grid, where Schumacher and Alonso find themselves.

Alonso was given a two-second penalty for each of his flying laps as punishment for his practice shenanigans on Friday. The Renault driver veered in front of Red Bull tester Robert Doornbos before braking sharply in what stewards called a "unnecessary, unacceptable and dangerous" move.

He was also punished for overtaking under a yellow flag but almost before those penalties could sink in this morning, Schumacher found himself hauled before the stewards. He was also docked two seconds for overtaking two cars under red flags.

That leaves Schumacher starting 11th, four places ahead of Alonso, whom he trails by 11 points in the Championship. Schumacher benefited from Jenson Button's practice misery. The Brit was docked 10 places for an engine change after his Honda burst into flames this morning and he starts 14th.

Its not all bad news for Ferrari though since Felipe Massa just missed having his maiden pole position by 0.267secs but the Ferrari driver nevertheless lines up second.

Times
01 K. Räikkönen McLaren 1:19.599
02 F. Massa Ferrari 1:19.886
03 R. Barrichello Honda 1:20.085
04 J. Button Honda 1:20.092
05 P. de la Rosa McLaren 1:20.117
06 M. Webber Williams 1:20.266
07 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:20.759
08 G. Fisichella Renault 1:20.924
09 J. Trulli Toyota 1:21.132
10 R. Kubica BMW 1:22.049
11 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:20.623
12 M. Schumacher Ferrari 1:20.875
13 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:20.890
14 C. Klien Red Bull 1:21.207
15 F. Alonso Renault 1:21.364
16 T. Monteiro Midland F1 1:23.767
17 V. Liuzzi Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:22.068
18 N. Rosberg Williams 1:22.084
19 S. Speed Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:22.317
20 T. Sato Super Aguri 1:22.967
21 C. Albers Midland F1 1:23.146
22 S. Yamamoto Super Aguri 1:24.016