Michael Schumacher bounces back from last season's poor showing to take pole position for the opening race

Schumacher, who equals Ayrton Senna's record of 65 poles, is joined on the front row by Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa

Britain's Jenson Button qualifies third fastest, in a time of one minute 31.549 seconds, just one-tenth of a second adrift

World champion Fernando Alonso drops back to fourth on the grid after setting the fastest time in the opening session

McLaren-Mercedes driver Juan Pablo Montoya completes the top five, qualifying less than a second off the pace

Montoya's team-mate, Kimi Raikkonen, will start from the back of the grid after crashing out on his opening qualifying lap

Meanwhile, Britain's other driver in the race, David Coulthard, qualifies in 13th in his RedBull-Ferrari