Felipe Massa takes Pole, Kimi 2nd at Monaco GP, Monte Carlo

Its all Ferrari in the front row at Monte Carlo as Brazilian Felipe Massa takes pole position followed by team mate Kimi Raikkonen as they got off to a great start in qualifying on Saturday for the Race Day on Sunday, 25th May, at 2008 De Monaco Grand Prix.

Massa lapped in 1m 15.787s to snatch pole from Raikkonen (1m 15.815s) in the dying seconds, and if he wins on Sunday he will be the first Ferrari driver to do so from pole here since Jody Scheckter in 1979.

McLaren shared the second row as Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen timed 1m 15.839s and 1m 16.165s respectively for 3rd and 4th place.

Robert Kubica in BMW was fifth with 1m 16.171s while Nico Rosberg carried his excellent practice form into qualifying with sixth on the grid for Williams in 1m 16.548s.

Fernando Alonso lined his Renault up in seventh place with 1m 16.852s, while Red Bull’s Mark Webber and David Coulthard were eighth and 10th.

Force India’s Adrian Sutil (1m 17.225s) and Giancarlo Fisichella (1m 17.823s) completed the order, with the latter looking set to start his 200th Grand Prix from last place after receiving a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox chang.