LEWIS Hamilton delivered a brilliant last lap in qualifying to claim a second successive pole for Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix.
The McLaren driver lapped the Montreal circuit in 1 min 17.886 secs to beat Robert Kubica's mark for BMW Sauber by more than half a second.
Kimi Raikkonen lines up third for Ferrari alongside the Enstone-built Renault of Fernando Alonso in fourth.
Jenson Button will start at the back after he was forced to withdraw his Brackley-built Honda because of gearbox problems.
Hamilton topped the timesheets in all three qualifying sessions in Montreal with a characteristic display of attacking but assured driving.
Nico Rosberg, who was fastest in final practice in the Grove-built AT&T Williams-Toyota, claimed fifth spot ahead of Ferrari's Felipe Massa and McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen.
BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld, Honda's Rubens Barrichello and Mark Webber for Red Bull completed the top ten.
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