MONTE CARLO, Monaco, May 22 (UPI) -- Jarno Trulli claimed his first-ever Formula One pole postion Saturday and knocked world champion Michael Schumacher further down the grid.
Schumacher is chasing a record sixth win in six races this season but was denied his 60th pole position by Renault driver Trulli, whose lap of 1 minute, 13.985 seconds is the fastest ever at Monaco.
The Italian, whose previous best qualifying position was second, will line up alongside BAR's Jenson Button on the front row.
Button, who took his first pole at Imola last month, was 0.411 seconds slower than Trulli.
Schumacher, in a Ferrari, faces a task to maintain his perfect record this season after qualifying fourth.
Sunday, the six-time world champion from Germany will try to set a F1 record for wins to start the season and tie the mark for longest winning streak in a season.
Schumacher starts alongside Fernando Alonso on the second row after the Spaniard took third.
