Kimi Raikkonen broke Renault's stranglehold on Formula One by claiming pole position for the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola this morning.
Renault lead both world championships after three consecutive wins from pole position but McLaren ace Raikkonen ended that 100% by taking top spot today.
Raikkonen held a slender 0.003-second advantage from first qualifying, setting up the first real Sunday battle for pole position since the new aggregate system was introduced this year.
He outpaced world championship leader Fernando Alonso by over half a second to hold on to top spot, with the Renault driver starting this afternoon's race from along side in second.
World champion Michael Schumacher made a rare error to slip out of contention for victory.
The Ferrari driver held third position overnight but a mistake at the Rivazza corner saw him run wide, bounce through the gravel and lose around three seconds.
