Alonso cleared by stewards

Fernando Alonso will start from pole for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix after being cleared of any wrongdoing during qualifying.

Race stewards at the Hungaroring delivered their verdict following submissions from McLaren team principal Ron Dennis, drivers Alonso and Lewis Hamilton, as well as reviewing television footage and listening to excerpts from the team radio.

The hearing concerned an incident in which Alonso appeared to hold up Hamilton late in qualifying, denying him a final crack at a hot lap.

Hamilton had been comfortably quickest in both Q3 and Q2, the 22-year-old setting an incredible time of 1:19.301 in the latter with the cars at their lowest on fuel.

He was also fastest in Q1 until Alonso's late flyer, and perhaps will be a frustrated man at missing out on what would have been his third pole position of the season.

The McLarens at least have the cushion of Nick Heidfeld behind them, with the BMW Sauber driver third ahead of Kimi Raikkonen in his Ferrari.

The top 10 is completed by Nico Rosberg for Williams, the Toyota of Ralf Schumacher, Robert Kubica for BMW Sauber, the Renault of Giancarlo Fisichella, and then Jarno Trulli and Mark Webber for Toyota and Red Bull Racing.

Felipe Massa suffered his worst qualifying performance since the opening race of the season in Australia, with the Brazilian starting 14th.