There was much drama in the three qualifying sessions at Monza which was dominated almost completely by rain.
The Ferraris were having a tough time and so was the McLaren of Championship leader Lewis Hamilton while Heikki Kovalainen seemed to be in a zone of his own.

Q2 started rather sedately, but before long, both the Ferraris, the BMW of Robert Kubica and the McLaren of Lewis Hamilton were in the relegation zone. Kubica made it to P10 only to see Felipe nuzzle in under his timing. Hamilton spun in his attempt to get out of relegation, and the writing was on the wall. Would it be Kimi or Felipe who would go through? Kimi was more than a second off the pace of Felipe, meaning Felipe was the only Ferrari in Q3! No Hamilton, no Kubica, no Raikkonnen. Some Q3 this was going to be!

Q3 started but the conditions were as unpredictable as ever. Massa suffered a lockup on his way to his eventual P6 while Sebastien Vettel took a surprise pole position, much to his and the entire Scuderia Torro Rosso’s unbridled joy.

<h2>FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D’ITALIA 2008</h2> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" summary="" class="raceResults"><tbody><tr> <th>Pos</th> <th>No</th> <th>Driver</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Q1</th><th>Q2</th><th>Q3</th> <th>Laps</th> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>15</td> <td>Sebastian Vettel</td> <td>STR-Ferrari</td> <td>1:35.464</td><td>1:35.837</td><td>1:37.555</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>23</td> <td>Heikki Kovalainen</td> <td>McLaren-Mercedes</td> <td>1:35.214</td><td>1:35.843</td><td>1:37.631</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>10</td> <td>Mark Webber</td> <td>Red Bull-Renault</td> <td>1:36.001</td><td>1:36.306</td><td>1:38.117</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>14</td> <td>Sebastien Bourdais</td> <td>STR-Ferrari</td> <td>1:35.543</td><td>1:36.175</td><td>1:38.445</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>7</td> <td>Nico Rosberg</td> <td>Williams-Toyota</td> <td>1:35.485</td><td>1:35.898</td><td>1:38.767</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>Felipe Massa</td> <td>Ferrari</td> <td>1:35.536</td><td>1:36.676</td><td>1:38.894</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>11</td> <td>Jarno Trulli</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>1:35.906</td><td>1:36.008</td><td>1:39.152</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>5</td> <td>Fernando Alonso</td> <td>Renault</td> <td>1:36.297</td><td>1:36.518</td><td>1:39.751</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>12</td> <td>Timo Glock</td> <td>Toyota</td> <td>1:35.737</td><td>1:36.525</td><td>1:39.787</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>3</td> <td>Nick Heidfeld</td> <td>BMW Sauber</td> <td>1:35.709</td><td>1:36.626</td><td>1:39.906</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>4</td> <td>Robert Kubica</td> <td>BMW Sauber</td> <td>1:35.553</td><td>1:36.697</td><td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>21</td> <td>Giancarlo Fisichella</td> <td>Force India-Ferrari</td> <td>1:36.280</td><td>1:36.698</td><td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>9</td> <td>David Coulthard</td> <td>Red Bull-Renault</td> <td>1:36.485</td><td>1:37.284</td><td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>1</td> <td>Kimi Räikkönen</td> <td>Ferrari</td> <td>1:35.965</td><td>1:37.522</td><td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>22</td> <td>Lewis Hamilton</td> <td>McLaren-Mercedes</td> <td>1:35.394</td><td>1:39.265</td><td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>17</td> <td>Rubens Barrichello</td> <td>Honda</td> <td>1:36.510</td><td> </td><td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>6</td> <td>Nelsinho Piquet</td> <td>Renault</td> <td>1:36.630</td><td> </td><td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>8</td> <td>Kazuki Nakajima</td> <td>Williams-Toyota</td> <td>1:36.653</td><td> </td><td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>16</td> <td>Jenson Button</td> <td>Honda</td> <td>1:37.006</td><td> </td><td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>20</td> <td>Adrian Sutil</td> <td>Force India-Ferrari</td> <td>1:37.417</td></tr></tbody></table>
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