Hamilton celebrates a crucial pole position.

CHINESE GRAND PRIX

Final positions after qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time
1	Lewis Hamilton (Gbr)	McLaren	1mins 35.908secs
2	Kimi Raikkonen (Fin)	Ferrari	1:36.044
3	Felipe Massa (Bra)	Ferrari	1:36.221
4	Fernando Alonso (Spa)	McLaren	1:36.576
5	David Coulthard (Gbr)	Red Bull	1:37.619
6	Ralf Schumacher (Ger)	Toyota	1:38.013
7	Mark Webber (Aus)	Red Bull	1:38.153
8	Nick Heidfeld (Ger)	BMW Sauber	1:38.455
9	Robert Kubica (Pol)	BMW Sauber	1:38.472
10	Jenson Button (Gbr)	Honda	1:39.285
11	Vitantonio Liuzzi (Ita)	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:36.862
12	Sebastian Vettel (Ger)	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:36.891
13	Jarno Trulli (Ita)	Toyota	1:36.959
14	Heikki Kovalainen (Fin)	Renault	1:36.991
15	Anthony Davidson (Gbr)	Super Aguri	1:37.247
16	Nico Rosberg (Ger)	Williams	1:37.483
17	Rubens Barrichello (Bra)	Honda	1:37.251
18	Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita)	Renault	1:37.290
19	Alexander Wurz (Aut)	Williams	1:37.456
20	Takuma Sato (Jpn)	Super Aguri	1:38.218
21	Adrian Sutil (Ger)	Spyker	1:38.668
22	Sakon Yamamoto (Jpn)	Spyker	1:39.336