Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton took pole position for his home British Grand Prix on Saturday in a Mercedes one-two with team mate and title rival Nico Rosberg.
The pole was Hamilton’s eighth in nine races this season and the 46th of his career for the championship leader, who won at Silverstone last year and has a 10 point advantage over the German.
Brazilian Felipe Massa qualified third for Williams, ahead of Finnish team mate Valtteri Bottas, with the Ferraris of Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel together on the third row.
Honda-powered McLaren’s miserable season continued with Spain’s Fernando Alonso qualifying 17th and Jenson Button 18th in his home grand prix.
STARTING GRID
1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) Mercedes
2. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes
3. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Williams-Mercedes
4. Valtteri Bottas (Finland) Williams-Mercedes
5. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari
6. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Ferrari
7. Daniil Kvyat (Russia) RedBull — Renault
8. Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain) Toro Rosso — Renault
9. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Force India — Mercedes
10. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) RedBull — Renault
11. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Force India — Mercedes
12. Romain Grosjean (France) Lotus — Mercedes
13. Max Verstappen (Netherlands) Toro Rosso — Renault
14. Pastor Maldonado (Venezuela) Lotus — Mercedes
15. Marcus Ericsson (Sweden) Sauber — Ferrari
16. Felipe Nasr (Brazil) Sauber — Ferrari
17. Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren
18. Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren
19. Will Stevens (Britain) Marussia — Ferrari
20. Roberto Merhi (Spain) Marussia — Ferrari
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