Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany reacts after finishes the qualifying session on pole position for the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit, in Shanghai, on April 18, 2009. Vettel took the pole position with a time of 1 minute and 36.184 seconds here on Saturday.(Xinhua/Fan Jun) Photo Gallery>>>

    SHANGHAI, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull clinched the second pole position of his career Saturday at the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, topping the times during qualifying.

    It is also the first pole position for the Renault-powered team.

    Vettel swept around the 5.451 kilometre Shanghai circuit in one minute 36.184 seconds to burn off his rivals in an eventful hour-long qualifying.

    "I am very, very happy," said Vettel, who seized his first pole at last year's Italian Grand Prix where he went on to win his maiden race.

    "For me, this is unbelievable."

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel (C) of Germany, his teammate Webber (R) of Australia and Renault driver Alonso of Spain pose for a photo after finish the qualifying session on pole position for the Chinese F1 Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit, in Shanghai, on Apr. 18, 2009. Vettel took the pole position with a time of 1 minute and 36.184 seconds here on Saturday, ahead of Webber and Alonso.(Xinhua/Fan Jun) Photo Gallery>>>

    Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso will line up beside the22-year-old German on the front row of the grid for Sunday's third round of the Formula One championship after pushing his Renault between the two Red Bulls with 1 minute 36.381 seconds.

    Vettel's teammate Mark Webber captured the third position, followed by Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button in fourth and fifth respectively.

    Championship leader Button, who won the last two GPs in Australia and Malaysia, made his plans of a hat-trick victory challenging as he will start from the third grid along with Toyota's Jarno Trulli, whose teammate Timo Glock was relegated five places to start bottom-from-second for gearbox penalty.

    Trulli was much fancied before the qualifying session but finished only sixth in 1 minute 36.835 seconds, ahead of fuel-heavy Nico Rosberg of Williams.

    McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, who only got one run for his 1 minute 38.595 seconds, was in a disappointing ninth place.

    Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and Folipe Massa were not poised to fight back for the pointless constructors champion as they placed just eighth and 13th. Ferrari's expectation to reverse its slide in Chinese GP become gloomy as the qualifying suggested.