Adrian Sutil qualifies third in a rainy Brazilian GP

Adrian Sutil qualified third in a qualifying session that was marked by persistent rain today at Brazilian Interlagos circuit providing Force India with a another big chance of a podium finish in the dying stages of the 2009 F1 season. Who knows? Sutil could climb the top step of the podium and the Indian national anthem playing in the background.

The session, which lasted for over 2.30 hrs, was stopped briefly during Q2 as the other Force India driver Vitantonio Liuzzi aquaplaned and hit the pitwall during his qualifying lap, ending his chances of seeing the top 10. He will commence his racing tomorrow from 15th place.

On the front row tomorrow will be Rubens Barrichello of Brawn GP and Mark Weber in the Red Bull team.

Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps
1 23 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1:24.100 1:21.659 1:19.576 30
2 14 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:24.722 1:20.803 1:19.668 28
3 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:24.447 1:20.753 1:19.912 28
4 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:24.621 1:20.635 1:20.097 29
5 4 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:23.047 1:21.378 1:20.168 30
6 12 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:24.591 1:20.701 1:20.250 35
7 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:22.828 1:20.368 1:20.326 31
8 5 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:23.072 1:21.147 1:20.631 30
9 17 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:23.161 1:20.427 1:20.674 32
10 7 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:24.842 1:21.657 1:21.422 27
11 10 Kamui Kobayashi Toyota 1:24.335 1:21.960 22
12 11 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 1:24.773 1:22.231 25
13 8 Romain Grosjean Renault 1:24.394 1:22.477 23
14 22 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 1:24.297 1:22.504 23
15 21 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:24.645 12
16 15 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:25.009 13
17 2 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.052 12
18 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.192 11
19 6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:25.515 11
20 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari