Story highlights Lewis Hamilton on pole for Abu Dhabi GPNico Rosberg seconds fastestHamilton trails Rosberg by 12 points(CNN) Lewis Hamilton produced a stunning lap of the Yas Marina circuit to claim pole position for Sunday's F1 title showdown in Abu Dhabi. Two-time defending champion Hamilton clocked one minute 38.755 seconds to relegate Mercedes teammate and championship leader Nico Rosberg to second on the grid. HAM: "A great weekend so far. It's been strange coming here this weekend knowing it's the last one with this great car" #AbuDhabiGP pic.twitter.com/gyx35btiqL — Formula 1 (@F1) November 26, 2016Rosberg, who leads Hamilton by 12 points heading into the final race of the season, will clinch his first world title with a top three finish. The German had over half a second in hand over Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo, who was third fastest, with Kimi Raikkonen fourth best for Ferrari.

Source: CNN November 26, 2016 14:37 UTC