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.

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.

F1 news briefs: Friday (Coulthard expects child, Silverstone regrets, USGP no return)

Jul.4 (GMM) David Coulthard's fiancee Karen Minier is pregnant, according to the Swiss newspaper Blick. Soon-to-be-retired Coulthard and Minier, a former F1 TV journalist for France's TF1, have been engaged for two years. He has a beautiful fiancee to look after, friend and rival Jenson Button said at Silverstone on Friday in contemplation of Coulthard's final British grand prix.