With rain pouring down on the Interlagos circuit, the drivers commit themselves to the penultimate qualifying session of the 2009 championship. All contenders have been speaking of the pressure being on their rivals, but it is clear that all are desperate to perform well and either cement their position or make up as much ground as possible. Rubens Barrichello will qualify in front of his home crowd and with Timo Glock’s absence, Kamui Kobayashi makes his debut in the Toyota.

Brazil 2009 Qualifying Results		Q1 20 minutes	Q2 15 minutes	Q3 10 minutes
1.	Rubens Barrichello Brawn	1m24.100s	1m21.659s	1m19.576s
2.	Mark Webber Red Bull Racing	1m24.722s	1m20.803s	1m19.668s
3.	Adrian Sutil Force India	1m24.447s	1m20.753s	1m19.912s
4.	Jarno Trulli Toyota	1m24.621s	1m20.635s	1m20.097s
5.	Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari	1m23.047s	1m21.378s	1m20.168s
6.	Sebastien Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso	1m24.591s	1m20.701s	1m20.250s
7.	Nico Rosberg Williams	1m22.828s	1m20.368s	1m20.326s
8.	Robert Kubica BMW	1m23.072s	1m21.147s	1m20.631s
9.	Kazuki Nakajima Williams	1m23.161s	1m20.427s	1m20.674s
10.	Fernando Alonso Renault	1m24.842s	1m21.657s	1m21.422s
11.	Kamui Kobayashi Toyota	1m24.335s	1m21.960s
12.	Jaime Alguersuari Scuderia Toro Rosso	1m24.773s	1m22.231s
13.	Romain Grosjean Renault	1m24.394s	1m22.477s
14.	Jenson Button Brawn	1m24.297s	1m22.504s
15.	Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India	1m24.645s	No Time
16.	Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing	1m25.009s
17.	Heikki Kovalainen McLaren	1m25.052s
18.	Lewis Hamilton McLaren	1m25.192s
19.	Nick Heidfeld BMW	1m25.515s
20.	Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari	1m40.703s