McLaren driver Kovalainen takes maiden pole at British GP (AFP)

AFP - A delighted Heikki Kovalainen grabbed his maiden Formula One pole position on Saturday with a near-flawless qualifying display at the British Grand Prix.

Kovalainen takes pole at British GP

Heikki Kovalainen secured the first pole position of his Formula One career to put McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the shade.

F1 driver Kovalainen on pole for British GP (AFP)

AFP - Finland's Heikki Kovalainen will start the British Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday in pole position after the McLaren-Mercedes driver posted the best official qualifying time here on Saturday.

British GP Results

Results of Sunday's Formula One British Grand Prix at the 5.141-kilometer (3.194-mile) Silverstone circuit (with driver, country, car, time, leader's average speed:

Lewis Hamilton unscathed after practice crash

Lewis Hamilton was unharmed after crashing out during free practice ahead of this Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, which was dominated by the Ferraris of Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen.

Stunning lap secures pole for Lewis Hamilton at Spa

Lewis Hamilton secured the 11th pole position of his Formula One career ahead of tomorrow's Belgian Grand Prix. The world championship leader produced a stunning display around the Spa-Francorchamps circuit to leave Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen, his title rivals, in his wake. Hamilton clinched top spot on the grid with a lap of 1min 47.338sec for his fifth pole of the year, with Massa on the front row, but more than 0.3secs down.