 Webber took provisional pole position in Friday qualifying of the Brazilian Grand Prix , out @-@ qualifying local driver Rubens Barrichello by 0 @.@ 138 seconds during a rain @-@ affected session . He continued his good performance in the Saturday session taking a career @-@ best 3rd on the grid , Jaguar Racing 's best qualifying performance in their four @-@ year Formula One history . In the race , which was hit heavily by rain , Webber was in seventh place when he attempted to cool his tyres by driving through a puddle lying off @-@ line in the final corner . The resultant lack of grip caused Webber to crash heavily into the pit straight walls , leaving debris on the track which caused a second major crash ; Fernando Alonso hitting a stray tyre . The race was subsequently red @-@ flagged , and although Webber was originally classified in 7th , an FIA investigation found a timekeeping error which meant that Webber was placed 9th in the re @-@ classification . 
