Summary Cal Crutchlow claimed his second career pole position in Saturday's qualifying for Czech Grand Prix.
SPA / BRNO (AP) - Lewis Hamilton left it to the last second to beat Sebastian Vettel s time and secure his fourth straight pole position of the season at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday.
In a frantic finish under heavy rain at Spa, the lead changed hands in a flurry of activity as first Nico Rosberg, Mark Webber and Vettel all beat each other s times, only for Hamilton to go fastest for the fifth time this season.
Hamilton let out a long scream of delight on crossing the line. The British driver won the previous GP in Hungary last month and needs another win in Spa to keep the pressure on championship leader Vettel.
Mercedes has won three of the past five races. Webber qualified third ahead of Rosberg.
Meanwhile, Cal Crutchlow claimed his second career pole position in Saturday s qualifying for the Czech Grand Prix.
The British Yamaha rider, who also dominated a morning free practice session, secured top spot in Sunday s race by covering the 5.403-kilometer (3.358-mile) Brno circuit in 1 minute, 55.527 seconds
Crutchlow, who is seeking his first MotoGP victory, finished third last year in Brno.
Alvaro Bautista of Spain had the second fastest time on his Honda in 1:55.754 while another Spaniard, world championship leader Marc Marquez, was third in 1:55.863.
In his maiden MotoGP season, Marquez leads the overall standings with 188 points, followed by Dani Pedrosa with 167 and Jorge Lorenzo with 153. Marquez won the last three Grand Prix races.
Pedrosa, who won the Brno race last year, was fourth in 1:55.868.
