German world champion Sebastian Vettel will start from pole for the fifth time in six races after posting the fastest time in qualifying for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix this afternoon.
McLaren's Jenson Button will start alongside Vettel on the grid, while Vettel's Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber lines up in third place.
The final qualifying session had to be halted for over half an hour after Mexico's Sergio Perez crashed his Sauber in spectacular fashion.
The 21-year-old was taken to the medical centre, where he was said by his team to be conscious.
The following is the grid
1st row
Sebastian Vettel (GER/Red Bull-Renault)
Jenson Button (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes)
2nd row
Mark Webber (AUS/Red Bull-Renault)
Fernando Alonso (ESP/Ferrari)
3rd row
Michael Schumacher (GER/Mercedes)
Felipe Massa (BRA/Ferrari)
4th row
Lewis Hamilton (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes)
Nico Rosberg (GER/Mercedes)
5th row
Pastor Maldonado (VEN/Williams-Cosworth)
Sergio Perez (MEX/Sauber-Ferrari)
6th row
Vitaly Petrov (RUS/Lotus-Renault)
Rubens Barrichello (BRA/Williams-Cosworth)
7th row
Kamui Kobayashi (JPN/Sauber-Ferrari)
Paul di Resta (GBR/Force India-Mercedes)
8th row
Adrian Sutil (GER/Force India-Mercedes)
Nick Heidfeld (GER/Lotus-Renault)
9th row
Sebastien Buemi (SUI/Toro Rosso-Ferrari)
Heikki Kovalainen (FIN/Team Lotus)
10th row
Jarno Trulli (ITA/Team Lotus)
Jaime Alguersuari (ESP/Toro Rosso-Ferrari)
11th row
Timo Glock (GER/Virgin-Cosworth)
Jerome d'Ambrosio (BEL/Virgin-Cosworth)
12th row
Narain Karthikeyan (IND/Hispania-Cosworth)
Vitantonio Liuzzi (ITA/Hispania-Cosworth)