Lewis Hamilton has won pole position for tomorrow's grand prix in Monza. His McLaren team-mate Jenson Button was second.
The surprise of the afternoon was that championship leader Fernando Alonso was tenth while Felipe Massa, whose future with the team is in doubt, was third.
Sebastian Vettel starts in fifth and his Red Bull team mate Mark Webber is 11th.
The following is the grid:
1. Lewis Hamilton (Britain) McLaren 2. Jenson Button (Britain) McLaren 3. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 4. Michael Schumacher (Germany) Mercedes 5. Sebastian Vettel (Germany) RedBull - Renault 6. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes 7. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Lotus - Renault 8. Kamui Kobayashi (Japan) Sauber - Ferrari 9. Paul Di Resta (Britain) Force India - Mercedes 10. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Ferrari 11. Mark Webber (Australia) RedBull - Renault 12. Sergio Perez (Mexico) Sauber - Ferrari 13. Bruno Senna (Brazil) Williams - Renault 14. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia) Toro Rosso - Ferrari 15. Jerome d'Ambrosio (Belgium) Lotus - Renault 16. Jean-Eric Vergne (France) Toro Rosso - Ferrari 17. Heikki Kovalainen (Finland) Caterham - Renault 18. Vitaly Petrov (Russia) Caterham - Renault 19. Timo Glock (Germany) Marussia - Cosworth 20. Charles Pic (France) Marussia - Cosworth 21. Narain Karthikeyan (India) HRT - Cosworth 22. Pastor Maldonado (Venezuela) Williams - Renault 23. Pedro de la Rosa (Spain) HRT - Cosworth 24. Nico Huelkenberg (Germany) Force India - Mercedes