Hamilton on pole for Hungarian GP

Lewis Hamilton has clinched his ninth pole position in 10 races this season. Photo: Laszlo Balogh/Reuters.

Lewis Hamilton has clinched his ninth pole position in 10 races this season. Photo: Laszlo Balogh/Reuters.

Published Jul 25, 2015

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Budapest - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday with a lap more than half a second faster than Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg.

The two title rivals will line up together on the front row on Sunday, with Ferrari's four times champion Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull's Australian Daniel Ricciardo behind them on the second row.

The pole was Hamilton's ninth in 10 races this season and left him perfectly placed for a fifth career win at the Hungaroring.

The Briton leads Rosberg by 17 points. (Reporting by , editing by Ken Ferris)

HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX STARTING GRID

1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) - Mercedes

2. Nico Rosberg (Germany) - Mercedes

3. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) - Ferrari

4. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) - RedBull-Renault

5. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) - Ferrari

6. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) - Williams-Mercedes

7. Daniil Kvyat (Russia) - RedBull-Renault

8. Felipe Massa (Brazil) - Williams-Mercedes

9. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) - Toro Rosso-Renault

10. Romain Grosjean (France) - Lotus-Mercedes

11. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) - Force India-Mercedes

12. Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) - Toro Rosso-Renault

13. Sergio Perez (Mexico) - Force India-Mercedes

14. Pastor Maldonado (Venezuela) - Lotus-Mercedes

15. Fernando Alonso (Spain) - McLaren

16. Jenson Button (Britain) - McLaren

17. Marcus Ericsson (Sweden) - Sauber-Ferrari

18. Felipe Nasr (Brazil) - Sauber - Ferrari

19. Roberto Merhi (Spain) - Marussia-Ferrari

20. Will Stevens (Britain) - Marussia-Ferrari

Reuters

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