MCLAREN DRIVER LEWIS Hamilton took pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix while championship leader Fernando Alonso was sixth fastest.

Having notched the fastest times in the first and second practice sessions a day earlier, Hamilton zipped around the Hungaroring circuit in a best time of 1 minute, 20.953 seconds on Saturday.

It was Hamilton’s third pole of the season and McLaren’s 150th as a manufacturer since being founded in 1963.

Lotus driver Romain Grosjean (+0.413s) will join the Brit on the front row while Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel (+0.463s) and Hamilton’s team-mate Jenson Button (+0.630s) next best.

Kimi Raikkonen (+0.777s) of Lotus was fifth and will start alongside Alonso (+0.891s).

Alonso’s Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa (+0.947s) was seventh fastest, followed by Williams pair Pastor Maldonado (+0.986s) and Bruno Senna (+1.390s).

Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg (+1.894s) rounded out the top 10.

Championship contender Mark Webber (+0.655s) of Red Bull finished a disappointing 11th, just hours after posting the fastest time in third and final practice.

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