SEPANG, Malaysia, March 22, 2008 (AFP) - Brazilian Felipe Massa will start from pole position in the Malaysian Grand Prix after posting the fastest time in final qualifying Saturday.

The 26-year-old from Sao Paulo grabbed his 10th pole with a masterful fast lap late in the qualifying session when rain was threatening.

He will be joined on the front of the grid for Sunday´s race by his Ferrari team-mate, defending world champion Kimi Raikkonen of Finland.

Behind them on the second row will be the two McLarens of Finn Heikki Kovalainen, who was third fastest, and the Australian Grand Prix winner and early season championship leader Briton Lewis Hamilton, who was fourth quickest.

Italian Jarno Trulli was fifth for Toyota, ahead of Poland´s Robert Kubica, his BMW team-mate Nick Heidfeld of Germany, and Australian Mark Webber, who made up a little for his Melbourne disappointment by taking eighth place for Red Bull.

Double world champion Fernando Alonso of Spain was ninth for Renault and German Timo Glock in his Toyota was 10th.

The session began in overcast, humid and warm conditions. The air temperature was 28 degrees Celsius (82 degrees Fahrenheit) and the track temperature 40 degrees.