Shanghai qualifying: Lewis Hamilton takes pole while McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso can only manage fourth

Hamilton, driving for McLaren, can win the drivers' title in China on Sunday

Ferrari take second and third place on the grid with Kimi Raikkonen (pictured) and Felipe Massa

Massa, and team-mate Raikonnen, look certain to win the constructors' title for Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton fans are out in force to watch their hero secure pole

But the 'tifosi' (Ferrari fans) are also represented in the Shanghai crowds

Fifth place at the start goes to David Coulthard, driving for Red Bull, with a qualifying time of 1:37.619

Briton Jenson Button laps in 1:39.285 for Honda, and earns 10th place in qualifying

Fernando Alonso hopes for rain on Sunday - "Fourth place is the worst place for me to start"