Hamilton claims maiden pole

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British racing sensation Lewis Hamilton has claimed his first-ever Formula One pole position.

The 22-year-old edged McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso into second place during qualifying for tomorrow's Canadian grand prix.

Hamilton's fastest lap came in at one minute 15.707 seconds in Montreal, with Spaniard Alonso behind with one minute 16.163 seconds.

BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld secured the third-fastest time, pushing under-pressure Ferrari drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa into fourth and fifth place respectively.

In the drivers' standings Hamilton and Alonso are tied on 38 points after five grands prix, although the British rookie is yet to win an individual race.

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1 Lewis Hamilton (UK) McLaren one minute, 15.707
2 Fernando Alonso (Spain) McLaren 1:16.163
3 Nick Heidfeld (Germany) BMW Sauber 1:16.266
4 Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Ferrari 1:16.411
5 Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 1:16.570
6 Mark Webber (Australia) Red Bull-Renault 1:16.913
7 Nico Rosberg (Germany) Williams-Toyota 1:16.919
8 Robert Kubica (Poland) BMW Sauber 1:16.993
9 Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Renault 1:17.229
10 Jarno Trulli (Italy) Toyota 1:17.747
11 Takuma Sato (Japan) Super Aguri-Honda 1:16.743
12 Vitantonio Liuzzi (Italy) Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:16.760
13 Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Honda 1:17.116
14 David Coulthard (UK) Red Bull-Renault 1:17.304
15 Jenson Button (UK) Honda 1:17.541
16 Scott Speed (US) Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:17.571
17 Anthony Davidson (UK) Super Aguri-Honda 1:17.542
18 Ralf Schumacher (Germany) Toyota 1:17.634
19 Heikki Kovalainen (Finland) Renault 1:17.806
20 Alexander Wurz (Austria) Williams-Toyota 1:18.089
21 Adrian Sutil (Germany) Spyker-Ferrari 1:18.536
22 Christijan Albers (Netherlands) Spyker-Ferrari 1:19.196

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