Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya grabbed pole position for Sunday's German Grand Prix with a blistering late lap to outpace his German team mate atWilliams Ralf Schumacher.
Montoya, pushing to keep his title challenge alive, clockeda best lap of one minute and 15.167 to secure his first pole ofthe season in a qualifying session run in torrid heat today.
Brazilian Rubens Barrichello was third fastest for Ferrariahead of Italian Jarno Trulli in a Renault with Finn KimiRaikkonen fifth in a McLaren.
Ralf's brother Michael, striving to protect his championshiplead in a bid to lift a record sixth world title, was sixth forFerrari.
Montoya's time was just 0.018 seconds better than that ofthe younger Schumacher, who had been fastest in Friday's openingqualifying and who ran last in the synchronised session run intorrid heat this afternoon.
After Montoya's penultimate lap, Ralf Schumacher drove hardto deliver an even better time but had to settle for secondplace alongside his team mate on the front row.
With track temperatures rising to 49 degrees Celsius duringthe session, David Coulthard struggled to clock the 10th besttime for McLaren and his fellow Briton Justin Wilson had tosettle for 16th on the grid on his debut for the Jaguar team.
Grid positions for Sunday's German Formula One Grand Prix after Saturday'squalifying session:
1. Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia) Williams one minute 15.167seconds
2. Ralf Schumacher (Germany) Williams 1:15.185
3. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Ferrari 1:15.488
4. Jarno Trulli (Italy) Renault 1:15.679
5. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) McLaren 1:15.874
6. Michael Schumacher (Germany) Ferrari 1:15.898
7. Olivier Panis (France) Toyota 1:16.034
8. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Renault 1:16.483
9. Cristiano da Matta (Brazil) Toyota 1:16.550
10. David Coulthard (Britain) McLaren 1:16.666
11. Mark Webber (Australia) Jaguar 1:16.775
12. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Jordan 1:16.831
13. Jacques Villeneuve (Canada) BAR 1:17.090
14. Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Germany) Sauber 1:17.169
15. Nick Heidfeld (Germany) Sauber 1:17.557
16. Justin Wilson (Britain) Jaguar 1:18.021
17. Jenson Button (Britain) BAR 1:18.085
18. Ralph Firman (Britain) Jordan 1:18.341
19. Jos Verstappen (Netherlands) Minardi 1:19.023
20. Nicolas Kiesa (Denmark) Minardi 1:19.174