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Red Bull ace heads Barrichello, Button, Vettel and Hamilton

Mark Webber secured the first pole position of his Formula One career at the Nurburgring.

The two Brawns of Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button will start second and third, while Silverstone winner Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) managed fourth on home ground.

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Lewis Hamilton took a fine fifth, with his team-mate Heikki Kovalainen sixthas McLaren showed much improved pace.

Results1 Webber (Red Bull-Renault) 1:32.2302 Barrichello (Brawn-Mercedes) 1:32.3573 Button (Brawn-Mercedes) 1:32.4734 Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) 1:32.4805 Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) 1:32.6166 Kovalainen (McLaren-Mercedes) 1:33.8597 Sutil (Force India-Mercedes) 1:34.3168 Massa (Ferrari) 1:34.5749 Raikkonen (Ferrari) 1:34.71010 Piquet (Renault) 1:34.80311 Heidfeld (BMW-Sauber) 1:42.31012 Alonso (Renault) 1:42.31813 Nakajima (Williams-Toyota) 1:42.50014 Trulli (Toyota) 1:42.77115 Rosberg (Williams-Toyota) 1:42.85916 Kubica (BMW-Sauber) 1:32.19017 Buemi (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) 1:32.25118 Fisichella (Force India-Mercedes) 1:32.40219 Glock (Toyota) 1:32.42320 Bourdais (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) 1:33.559

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