Button claimed his first pole position (Getty Images).

SAN MARINO GRAND PRIX - GRID

Qualifying times and grid positions at Imola.

Pos	Driver	Team	Time
1	Jenson Button (Gbr)	BAR	1min 19.753secs
2	M Schumacher (Ger)	Ferrari	1:20.011
3	Juan Montoya (Col)	Williams	1:20.212
4	Rubens Barrichello (Bra)	Ferrari	1:20.451
5	R Schumacher (Ger)	Williams	1:20.538
6	Fernando Alonso (Spa)	Renault	1:20.895
7	Takuma Sato (Jpn)	BAR	1:20.913
8	Mark Webber (Aus)	Jaguar	1:20.921
9	Jarno Trulli (Ita)	Renault	1:21.034
10	Cristiano Da Matta (Bra)	Toyota	1:21.087
11	David Coulthard (Gbr)	McLaren	1:21.091
12	Felipe Massa (Bra)	Sauber	1:21.532
13	Olivier Panis (Fra)	Toyota	1:21.558
14	Christian Klien (Aut)	Jaguar	1:21.949
15	Giorgio Pantano (Ita)	Jordan	1:23.352
16	Nick Heidfeld (Ger)	Jordan	1:23.488
17	Gianmaria Bruni (Ita)	Minardi	1:26.899
18	Zsolt Baumgartner (Hun)	Minardi	1:46.299
19	Kimi Raikkonen (Fin)	McLaren	No Time
20	Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita)	Sauber	No Time