Gallo/GettyRubens Barrichello has claimed pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday, giving his championship-leading Brawn teammate Jenson Button a potential headache with just two races remaining to take the title.
Britain's Button, who is 14 points clear of the Sao Paulo driver, qualified a disappointing 14th in a marathon rain-delayed qualifying session that ranked as one of Formula One's longest.
The outsider in the title battle, Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, is 16 points behind Button and will start in 16th place after being caught out by the weather.
Barrichello timed his first pole of the season, and first since the 2004 Brazilian Grand Prix, to perfection and is now well-placed to take the title battle down to the wire in Abu Dhabi.
Brazil GP qualifying positions
1 R Barrichello (BRA) Brawn - Mercedes
2 M Webber (AUS) RedBull - Renault
3 A Sutil (GER) Force India-Mercedes
4 J Trulli (ITA) Toyota
5 K Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari
6 S Buemi (SUI) Toro Rosso-Ferrari
7 N Rosberg (GER) Williams - Toyota
8 R Kubica (POL) BMW Sauber
9 K Nakajima (JAP) Williams - Toyota
10 F Alonso (ESP) Renault
11 K Kobayashi (JAP) Toyota
12 J Alguersuari (ESP) Toro Rosso-Ferrari
13 R Grosjean (FRA) Renault
14 J Button (GBR) Brawn - Mercedes
15 V Liuzzi (ITA) Force India-Mercedes
16 S Vettel (GER) RedBull - Renault
17 H Kovalainen (FIN) McLaren -Mercedes
18 L Hamilton (GBR) McLaren - Mercedes
19 N Heidfeld (GER) BMW Sauber
20 G Fisichella (ITA) Ferrari
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