Michael Schumacher made Formula One history today by claiming pole position for the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola, breaking Ayrton Senna's record in the process.
Schumacher picked a poignant venue for his 66th career pole position, in front of Ferrari's home fans and at the track which claimed the life of Senna 12 years ago.
He set a best lap of one minute 22.795 seconds to cap a so-far-impressive weekend for Ferrari.
Jenson Button will start from the front row for the third race in succession for Honda after taking second, less than a quarter of a second down on Schumacher.
His team-mate Rubens Barrichello shrugged off the poor form which has plagued him so far this season to earn third spot on the grid, just ahead of the other Ferrari of Felipe Massa.
World champion Fernando Alonso was left in the shade in fifth place with Ralf Schumacher sixth for Toyota. The McLaren duo of Juan Pablo Montoya and Kimi Raikkonen start seventh and eighth respectively.
Alonso can expect little help from team-mate Giancarlo Fisichella though after the Italian slumped out of qualifying in the second knockout round.
