Lewis Hamilton's McLaren is fastest in final practice on an overcast morning at the Nurburgring with world championship leader Jenson Button only 11th quickest ahead of qualifying
The unpredictable weather in the Eifel Mountains threatens to have a say in qualifying with showers on the horizon
Frenchman Sebastien Bourdais is a man under pressure at Toro Rosso and his cause is not helped by going slowest in first qualifying and joining the five drop-outs
A heavy shower creates havoc in the second qualifying session and the drivers, including Button, are forced back to the pits for intermediate tyres
Button's Brawn team-mate Rubens Barrichello spots an opportunity and switches to dry tyres before posting the quickest time in Q2, ahead of fellow Brazilian Nelson Piquet Jr in the Renault
Former world champion Fernando Alonso is a high-profile casualty in Q2, the Spaniard out-qualified by Renault team-mate Piquet for the first time
But German Adrian Sutil revels in the conditions at his home Grand Prix, the 26-year-old takes Force India into the qualifying top 10 shoot-out for the first time and will start from seventh on the grid
Button leaves it late in both Q2 and Q3 - but with seconds remaining, the Englishman pulls out a quick lap to go second
But Red Bull's Mark Webber leaves it even later, the Aussie snatching pole for the first time in his F1 career after 128 Grands Prix
Barrichello (right) also finds a late hot lap to pip his Brawn team-mate to second on the grid, with the other Red Bull of Sebastian Vettel in fourth
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