By Phil Huff
November 2 2008
Qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix, the 2008 title decider, sees local hero Felipe Massa on pole position, half a second ahead of rival Lewis Hamilton. Further back, Honda Racing F1's Rubens Barrichello made it through to Q2 to take 15th place, while Jenson Button ended the day in 17th. Here's the complete times...
| Pos | Driver | Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Final | |
| 1 | Massa | Ferrari | 1:11.830 | 1:11.875 | 1:12.368 | |
| 2 | Trulli | Toyota | 1:12.226 | 1:12.107 | 1:12.737 | |
| 3 | Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:12.083 | 1:11.950 | 1:12.825 | |
| 4 | Hamilton | McLaren | 1:12.213 | 1:11.856 | 1:12.830 | |
| 5 | Kovalainen | McLaren | 1:12.366 | 1:11.768 | 1:12.917 | |
| 6 | Alonso | Renault | 1:12.214 | 1:12.090 | 1:12.967 | |
| 7 | Vettel | Toro Rosso | 1:12.390 | 1:11.845 | 1:13.082 | |
| 8 | Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:12.371 | 1:12.026 | 1:13.297 | |
| 9 | Bourdais | Toro Rosso | 1:12.498 | 1:12.075 | 1:14.105 | |
| 10 | Glock | Toyota | 1:12.223 | 1:11.909 | 1:14.230 | |
| 11 | Piquet | Renault | 1:12.348 | 1:12.137 | ||
| 12 | Webber | Red Bull | 1:12.409 | 1:12.289 | ||
| 13 | Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:12.381 | 1:12.300 | ||
| 14 | Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:12.690 | 1:12.717 | ||
| 15 | Barrichello | Honda | 1:12.548 | 1:13.139 | ||
| 16 | Nakajima | Williams | 1:12.800 | |||
| 17 | Button | Honda | 1:12.810 | |||
| 18 | Rosberg | Williams | 1:13.002 | |||
| 19 | Fisichella | Force India | 1:13.426 | |||
| 20 | Sutil | Force India | 1:13.508 |
