Japanese GP: Qualifying - Kimi's 3rd

Kimi Raikkonen: "Quite a good qualifying session. I could probably have got a better grid position but I came up against a bit of traffic and also had a small problem with the electronic management of the gearbox which cost me precious time. Of course it was something of a gamble starting qualifying in the wet without having ever run in these conditions but it only took a handful of laps to find the right line.

I expect tomorrow's race will be very tight. As we could work out from yesterday's practice, it is very close between us and our main rivals. Overall, the car worked well and I think I can be competitive in the wet or dry."

2007 FORMULA 1™ Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix

Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps
1 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.489 1:24.753 1:25.368 30
2 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.379 1:24.806 1:25.438 27
3 6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:25.390 1:24.988 1:25.516 29
4 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:25.359 1:25.049 1:25.765 29
5 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW 1:25.971 1:25.248 1:26.505 30
6 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:26.579 1:25.816 1:26.728 33
7 7 Jenson Button Honda 1:26.614 1:25.454 1:26.913 31
8 15 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:25.970 1:25.535 1:26.914 29
9 19 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:26.025 1:25.909 1:26.973 33
10 10 Robert Kubica BMW 1:26.300 1:25.530 1:27.225 33
11 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:26.909 1:26.033 17
12 4 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 1:27.223 1:26.232 17
13 14 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:26.904 1:26.247 21
14 12 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:26.711 1:26.253 21
15 18 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Ferrari 1:27.234 1:26.948 22
16 11 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:27.191 No time 10
17 8 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:27.323 10
18 17 Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota 1:27.454 10
19 23 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1:27.564 10
20 20 Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari 1:28.628 10
21 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:28.792 10
22 21 Sakon Yamamoto Spyker-Ferrari 1:29.668 10