Michael Leads All Schumacher Front Row - Canadian GP

Michael Schumacher on Saturday claimed pole position for Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix in his Ferrari in a qualifying session that was stopped twice after similar crashes.

Before Schumacher took his sixth pole of the season, his teammate Rubens Barrichello and Sauber's Nick Heidfeld both caused the session to be red-flagged as they smashed their cars into the wall in separate incidents at the chicane at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

But nothing could halt the impressive Schumacher's charge and he finished the day more than half a second faster than his nearest rival, brother Ralf, to make it the second ever family front row.

David Coulthard salvaged some satisfaction after a disappointing drop in form from McLaren saw the pace of previous practice sessions overhauled by other teams to leave the Scot third, and his struggling and disheartened teammate Mika Hakkinen eighth.

Jarno Trulli was a delighted fourth, just one hundredth of a second faster than Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello, while Olivier Panis was the best of the British American Racing drivers in sixth.

But Panis' teammate Jacques Villeneuve, who has been the centre of attention after a reported clash with Williams' Juan Pablo Montoya will start alongside his rival on the fifth row.

Kimi Raikkonen gave Sauber some relief after Heidfeld's crash by posting the seventh fastest time, while the Jaguars failed to show their early promise and Pedro de la Rosa qualified in 14th, one place ahead of his teammate Eddie Irvine.

Pos Driver Team Times 1. M.Schumacher Ferrari (B) 1:15.782 210.018 km/h 2. R.Schumacher Williams BMW (M) 1:16.297 + 0.515 3. Coulthard Mclaren Mercedes (B) 1:16.423 + 0.641 4. Trulli Jordan Honda (B) 1:16.459 + 0.677 5. Barrichello Ferrari (B) 1:16.760 + 0.978 6. Panis BAR Honda (B) 1:16.771 + 0.989 7. Raikkonen Sauber Petronas (B) 1:16.875 + 1.093 8. Hakkinen Mclaren Mercedes (B) 1:16.979 + 1.197 9. Villeneuve BAR Honda (B) 1:17.035 + 1.253 10. Montoya Williams BMW (M) 1:17.123 + 1.341 11. Heidfeld Sauber Petronas (B) 1:17.165 + 1.383 12. Zonta Jordan Honda (B) 1:17.328 + 1.546 13. Verstappen Arrows Asiatech (B) 1:17.903 + 2.121 14. de la Rosa Jaguar Cosworth (M) 1:18.015 + 2.233 15. Irvine Jaguar Cosworth (M) 1:18.016 + 2.234 16. Alesi Prost Acer (M) 1:18.178 + 2.396 17. Bernoldi Arrows Asiatech (B) 1:18.575 + 2.793 18. Fisichella Benetton Renault (M) 1:18.622 + 2.840 19. Burti Prost Acer (M) 1:18.753 + 2.971 20. Button Benetton Renault (M) 1:19.033 + 3.251 21. Alonso Minardi European (M) 1:19.454 + 3.672 22. Marques Minardi European (M) 1:20.690 + 4.908 All Timing Unofficial