( CNN ) -- Williams driver Nico Hulkenberg took advantage of changeable weather conditions to secure a remarkable first-ever pole position for Sunday 's Brazilian Grand Prix , stunning all the Formula One title favorites in the process . Hulkenberg mastered the change in the weather , which saw the rain ease up in final qualifying -- prompting drivers to switch from intermediate to slick tires -- to give Williams their first pole position since the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring in May 2005 . The 23-year-old German has the four drivers battling it out for ther world title breathing down his neck . The Red Bull duo of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber are second and third on the grid , with McLaren 's Lewis Hamilton fourth and world championship leader Fernando Alonso in fifth position . The second Williams of Rubens Barrichello finished sixth , with Robert Kubica , Michael Schumacher , Felipe Massa and Vitaly Petrov completing the top 10 at Interlagos . Hulkenberg could not contain his joy , telling reporters : `` It 's amazing . I still ca n't believe I 've done it . `` To go on slicks was the right decision . I squeezed everything out of my car , so I 'm very , very happy . I 'm just enjoying the moment . `` My first pole is so emotional . I 'm just lost for words . I 'm still shaking from the thrill , but now we have to get on with the job . '' Vettel added : `` It was a tricky session , but in the end everyone decided to go to dry tires . At first I thought I 'd missed pole by a tenth of a second , but I saw it was actually a second , so congratulations to Nico . ''
Sebastien Vettel driver Nico Hulkenberg claims his first -ever pole positon in Interlagos GP . Hulkenberg takes advantage of the changeable weather conditions at Interlagos . It is Williams ' first pole position since the 2005 the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring . The Red Bull duo of Hulkenberg and Mark Webber first and third on the grid .