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This is an archive article published on April 27, 2008

Raikkonen races past Alonso to grab pole

Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari edged Renault’s Fernando Alonso on Saturday to take pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix.

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Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari edged Renault’s Fernando Alonso on Saturday to take pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix.

Raikkonen will start first on the grid for the 15th time on Sunday after going around in 1 minute, 21.813 seconds — just under one-tenth of a second faster than Alonso.

The Spaniard knew he was on the front row when he crossed the line with his time of 1:21.904, since Raikkonen was the only driver still to finish.

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Ferrari’s Felipe Massa will start from third after clocking 1:22.058 on his final lap. BMW Sauber’s Robert Kubica had Saturday’s fourth best qualifying time. McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton rounded out the top five.

Force India’s Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil finished 19th and 20th respectively.

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