Webber leads the queue at Spa

Webber leads 2008 champion Hamilton by four points in the standings with seven races remaining,including Sundays.

It was his fifth pole of the season,sixth of his career and first since Turkey in May. Its a great place to get pole position but weve seen a couple of times this year that the poles havent done too much, said Webber.

The first part was more like a race than qualifying,with drivers jostling for position on the road after the session was stopped when Renaults Russian Vitaly Petrov spun and clouted the barriers.

With a darkening sky threatening rain at the re-start,the cars lined up at the pit-lane exit and streamed out nose-to-tail at the green light. Brazilian Lucas di Grassi then spun at turn 14 and hit the Lotus of Italian Jarno Trulli.

Mercedes Michael Schumacher qualified 11th but will start in 21st place due to a penalty imposed at the previous Hungarian Grand Prix for a move on former Ferrari team mate Rubens Barrichello. Team mate Nico Rosberg will collect a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change and should start 16th.

Force Indias Adrian Sutil will start eighth on the grid while his team mate Vitantonio Liuzzi will be at the 12th spot.