Raikkonen claims pole

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Alonso stunned and thrilled his home crowd at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya when he sat on provisional pole in his Renault after the clock had counted down to zero.

But world champion Raikkonen, the only man on track behind him, became the fourth different driver in four races this season to snatch pole ahead of the 66-lap race.

Raikkonen's Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa and the BMW Sauber of Robert Kubica are on the second row of the grid, with Lewis Hamilton a lowly fifth - his worst position of the season.

Hamilton has McLaren team-mate Heikki Kovalainen behind him in sixth, with the Red Bull of Mark Webber seventh and Jarno Trulli eighth in his Toyota.

BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld is ninth, with the second Renault of Nelson Piquet in the top 10 for the first time this season.

Honda's Rubens Barrichello will start from 11th, followed by the Williams of Kazuki Nakajima and Jenson Button.