Button, who was on pole, avoided the incident and quickly took command for his second victory of the year and the 14th of his career.

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Button led for nine laps after starting the race from pole position, but the Ferrari was much faster and the Englishman had to settle for second.

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Button, the man who has deposed Hamilton as champion, has not been on pole since Monaco in May and will attempt to win his first race since Turkey in early June with four of his strongest rivals in front of him.

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Alonso's pole was Ferrari's first since the 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix and with Button qualifying second fastest, it will be the first race this season that will not feature a Red Bull on the front row.

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Fernando Alonso produced a stunning lap to grab pole, while team-mate Felipe Massa qualified third fastest behind 2009 champion Jenson Button's McLaren.

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With Glock passing pole-sitter Trulli off the line for the lead, Hamilton rocketed into third, with Button also slipping ahead of Vettel.

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Button also won in Budapest for Honda in 2006 for the first victory of his career, after Raikkonen took pole position for McLaren.

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The Brazilian was just shy of the time which put him on pole for the 2008 Monaco GP in the second session - with Rosberg, Hamilton, Barrichello and Button all going under it.

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