A costly engine failure before qualifying means that Racecar's Kimi Raikkonen will start from 11th position on the grid in the Italian Grand prix - despite setting the fastest time in the qualifying session.

Team McLaren Mercedes driver Juan Pablo will start tomorrow’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza from pole position setting a lap time of 1:21.054. On the last lap of the fourth practice session Kimi Raikkonen suffered an engine failure and subsequently it had to be changed before the qualifying session. As a result Kimi will have to take a ten place penalty on the starting grid and will start from 11th position, having set the fastest time (1:20.878) during qualifying. Fernando Alonso the championship leader starts from 3rd position on the grid - with Racecar's Giancarlo Fischella startign from position.

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA “A clean and fast lap and I am pretty happy with my performance. It is good to start from the front, and I now need a trouble free run to the first corner. To get through there without problems is crucial. Unfortunately Kimi has to start from 11th, but a lot is still possible. We will give it our all to win the race and close the gap in both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ World Championship.

KIMI RAIKKONEN “Unfortunately, I can not make the best use of my qualifying performance which would have been pole position. Having to start from 11th position I face a difficult race but it was the best I could achieve. However the speed of our car is so good, which means I still see a chance of moving up the field and you never know what happens.”

FERNANDO ALONSO, 3rd position«It was a nice lap for me. We have had a few more problems with the car than we expected this weekend, after a good test, but we worked quite a lot this morning to prepare for the race and improve the handling. Even so, I had some doubts about our speed over one single lap, but I showed the speed was there this afternoon – which makes me even more confident for tomorrow. Obviously, I have been helped by Kimi's problem but that doesn't change anything for us: we know we need to finish the race with no problems, and hopefully get on the podium. That's what I will be doing tomorrow afternoon.»

GIANCARLO FISICHELLA, 9th position«I am very disappointed after that lap. I locked up under braking for the first chicane, and lost at least half a second in that corner and on the straight afterwards. Without that, I think I could have certainly been in the top five, so obviously I am quite a long way from the potential this afternoon. But I am still positive for tomorrow – we will see how much fuel the other cars have for their first stint, and I think our strategy will help me to climb some more positions.»

 Pos  Driver  Team Time   1  Kimi Raikkonen  Team McLaren Mercedes 1m20.878   2  Juan Pablo Montoya  Team McLaren Mercedes 1m21.054   3  Fernando Alonso   Renault  1m21.319   4  Jenson Button   BAR Honda  1m21.369   5  Takuma Sato   BAR Honda  1m21.477   6  Jarno Trulli   Toyota  1m21.640   7  Michael Schumacher   Scuderia Ferrari  1m21.721   8  Rubens Barrichello   Scuderia Ferrari  1m21.962   9  Giancarlo Fisichella   Renault  1m22.068   10  Ralf Schumacher   Toyota  1m22.266   11  David Coulthard   Red Bull Racing  1m22.304   12  Jacques Villeneuve   Sauber  1m22.356   13  Christian Klien   Red Bull Racing  1m22.532   14  Mark Webber   BMW Williams  1m22.560   15  Felipe Massa   Sauber  1m23.060   16  Antonio Pizzonia   BMW Williams  1m23.291   17  Tiago Monteiro   Jordan Toyota  1m24.666   18  Robert Doornbos   Minardi  1m24.904   19  Narain Karthikeyan   Jordan Toyota  1m25.859   20  Christijan Albers   Minardi  1m26.964