France 2008: Qualifying Result

Kimi Raikkonen has lead the Ferraris to lock out the front row for the grid for tomorrow’s French Grand Prix. The Ferraris have done well around Magny Cours in the last few years, and this result for the team only adds to the complications faced by McLaren, who are dealing with a ten-place grid penalty for Lewis Hamilton. Combined with a lack of pace from Heikki Kovalainen and the Woking-squad aren’t looking too hot at the moment.

BMW were really off the pace as well, Nick Heidfeld failing to get into the Q3 and Robert Kubica qualifying in seventh. Honda fell out early on, only keeping themselves ahead of the Force Indias who hogged the back row. Both Toyotas got through to the final session and Fernando Alonso did well and will line up fourth (third on the grid due to Hamilton’s demotion). A full report will be posted soon.

France 2008: Qualifying Results

1.	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	1m16.449s	Q3
2.	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1m16.490s	Q3
*3.	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	1m16.693s	Q3
4.	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1m.16.840s	Q3
5.	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1m16.920s	Q3
6.	Heikki Kovalainen	McLaren	1m16.944s	Q3
7.	Robert Kubica	BMW	1m17.037s	Q3
8.	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1m17.233s	Q3
9.	David Coulthard	Red Bull Racing	1m17.426s	Q3
10.	Timo Glock	Toyota	1m17.596s	Q3
11.	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Renault	1m15.770s	Q2
12.	Nick Heidfeld	BMW	1m15.786s	Q2
13.	Sebastian Vettel	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1m15.816s	Q2
14.	Sebastien Bourdais	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1m16.045s	Q2
**15.	Nico Rosberg	Williams	1m16.235s	Q2
16.	Kazuki Nakajima	Williams	1m16.243s	Q1
17.	Jenson Button	Honda	1m16.306s	Q1
18.	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	1m16.330s	Q1
19.	Giancarlo Fisichella	Force India	1m16.971s	Q1
20.	Adrian Sutil	Force India	1m17.053s	Q1

*Lewis Hamilton will move back 10 places due to a penalty received after the Canadian Grand Prix.

**Nico Rosberg will move back 10 places due to a penalty received after the Canadian Grand Prix.

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France 2008: Qualifying Result