Pictures of Qualifications for Singapore GP

Ferrari's Felipe Massa stormed to pole position for the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix Saturday, topping the times during qualifying ahead of McLaren's Lewis Hamilton.

It was a crucial drive by the Brazilian with front row of the grid likely to be decisive on the bumpy Marina Bay street circuit where overtaking will be extremely difficult.

Defending world champion Kimi Raikkonen, desperate for a win here to keep alive his slim hopes of retaining his title, was third fastest for Ferrari and BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica was fourth.

Hamilton was happy to settle for second after almost missing the third qualifying session, and warned that overtaking would be almost impossible during Sunday's race.

But for a resurgent Fernando Alonso, the world champion in 2005 and 2006 who topped the final practice and looked to be good for pole position, it proved to be a disastrous evening.

It all went wrong for the Spaniard in the second qualifying session when the engine of his Renault cut out, leaving the frustrated 19-time Grand Prix winner no option but to climb out of his car and put his head in his hands.

It means he will have to start from 15th, effectively ruling out any chance of victory and only the third time he has qualified outside the top 10 this year.

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pic 1: Nico Rosberg Williams Saturday Qualifications for Singapore Grand Prix
pic 2: Mark Webber Red Bull Saturday Qualifications for Singapore Grand Prix

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pic 1: Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber Saturday Qualifications for Singapore Grand Prix
pic 2: Filipe Massa Ferrari Saturday Qualifications for Singapore Grand Prix

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pic 1: Heikki Kovalainen McLaren Mercedes Qualifications Singapore
pic 2: Heikki Kovalainen McLaren Mercedes Qualifications Singapore

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pic 1: Lewis Hamilton McLaren Mercedes Saturday Qualifications Singapore
pic 2: Jenson Button Honda Saturday Qualifications for Singapore Grand Prix

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pic 1: Lewis Hamilton McLaren Mercedes Qualifications Singapore Grand Prix
pic 2: Lewis Hamilton McLaren Mercedes Qualifications Singapore Grand Prix

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pic 1: Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari Saturday Qualifications for Singapore Grand Prix
pic 2: Filipe Massa Ferrari Saturday Qualifications for Singapore Grand Prix

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pic 1: Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari Saturday Qualifications for Singapore Grand Prix
pic 2: Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari Saturday Qualifications for Singapore Grand Prix

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pic 1: Filipe Massa Ferrari Saturday Qualifications for Singapore Grand Prix
pic 2: Filipe Massa Ferrari Saturday Qualifications for Singapore Grand Prix