MONZA, Italy (AP) — Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel has earned the pole position for the Italian Grand Prix.
Extending Red Bull’s perfect streak of poles in all 13 races this season, Vettel’s time was 1 minute, 22.275 seconds around the high-speed Monza circuit.
Lewis Hamilton qualified second for Sunday’s race in 1:22.725, and McLaren teammate Jenson Button was third in 1:22.777.
Defending champion Fernando Alonso of Ferrari was fourth, Red Bull’s Mark Webber fifth and Ferrari’s Felipe Massa sixth.
Vettel became the youngest winner in F1 history at Monza in 2008 at the age of 21. His fourth-place finish last year was Red Bull’s best result in six attempts at the track.
