German world champion Sebastian Vettel will start from pole for the fifth time in six races after posting the fastest time in qualifying for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix this afternoon.

McLaren's Jenson Button will start alongside Vettel on the grid, while Vettel's Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber lines up in third place.

The final qualifying session had to be halted for over half an hour after Mexico's Sergio Perez crashed his Sauber in spectacular fashion.

The 21-year-old was taken to the medical centre, where he was said by his team to be conscious.

The following is the grid

1st row

Sebastian Vettel (GER/Red Bull-Renault)

Jenson Button (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes)

2nd row

Mark Webber (AUS/Red Bull-Renault)

Fernando Alonso (ESP/Ferrari)

3rd row

Michael Schumacher (GER/Mercedes)

Felipe Massa (BRA/Ferrari)

4th row

Lewis Hamilton (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes)

Nico Rosberg (GER/Mercedes)

5th row

Pastor Maldonado (VEN/Williams-Cosworth)

Sergio Perez (MEX/Sauber-Ferrari)

6th row

Vitaly Petrov (RUS/Lotus-Renault)

Rubens Barrichello (BRA/Williams-Cosworth)

7th row

Kamui Kobayashi (JPN/Sauber-Ferrari)

Paul di Resta (GBR/Force India-Mercedes)

8th row

Adrian Sutil (GER/Force India-Mercedes)

Nick Heidfeld (GER/Lotus-Renault)

9th row

Sebastien Buemi (SUI/Toro Rosso-Ferrari)

Heikki Kovalainen (FIN/Team Lotus)

10th row

Jarno Trulli (ITA/Team Lotus)

Jaime Alguersuari (ESP/Toro Rosso-Ferrari)

11th row

Timo Glock (GER/Virgin-Cosworth)

Jerome d'Ambrosio (BEL/Virgin-Cosworth)

12th row

Narain Karthikeyan (IND/Hispania-Cosworth)

Vitantonio Liuzzi (ITA/Hispania-Cosworth)