Lemis Hamilton back on pole in Spain

MOTOR-F1-SPAIN:Lemis Hamilton back on pole in Spain

BARCELONA ( Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton took pole position at the Spanish Grand Prix for the second year in a row on Saturday with Ferrari's championship leader Sebastian Vettel alongside the Mercedes driver on the front row.

The pole was the 64th of the Briton's career, one short of his late Brazilian boyhood idol Ayrton Senna in the all-time lists.

Hamilton's team mate Valtteri Bottas, a first-time winner in Russia two weeks ago, qualified third, with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen fourth.

Dutch teenager Max Verstappen, who became Formula One's youngest winner in Spain last year after Hamilton and then team mate Nico Rosberg collided at the start, will start Sunday's race in fifth place.

Vettel leads Hamilton in the championship by 13 points after four races.

(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Toby Davis)

(This story has not been edited by economictimes.com and is auto–generated from a syndicated feed we subscribe to.)
Download
The Economic Times Business News App
for the Latest News in Business, Sensex, Stock Market Updates & More.
Download
The Economic Times News App
for Quarterly Results, Latest News in ITR, Business, Share Market, Live Sensex News & More.
READ MORE
ADVERTISEMENT

READ MORE:

LOGIN & CLAIM

50 TIMESPOINTS

More from our Partners

Loading next story
Business News › News › Sports › Lemis Hamilton back on pole in Spain
Text Size:AAA
Success
This article has been saved

*

+