Roger Federer, Michael Schumacher and Tiger Woods are all in the running for a third Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award.
The drivers want to put safety measures at test sessions on a par with grands prix.
Narain Karthikeyan finished 17th in Saturday's first qualifying for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix.
He will start on the front row alongside Renault's Fernando Alonso. India's Narain Karthikeyan qualified on 17th place.
Fernando Alonso says Renault must be fully behind his bid for a second successive Formula One title this weekend because it matters more than the constructors' crown.
The Formula One world champion accused Renault of twice abandoning him at crucial times this season.
The glittering evening attracted royalty as well as movie stars, entertainers and a worldwide television audience estimated at 320 million.
The six times world champion took the chequered flag at Imola 5.783 seconds ahead of team mate Valtteri Bottas, who started on pole position.
Can Mercedes' seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton add to his record tally of 103 victories?
Germany's Nico Hulkenberg will be Williams' official test driver next season.
Briton Jenson Button was second fastest for Honda, ahead of Brazilian team mate Rubens Barrichello.
Lewis Hamilton seized pole position in the dying seconds of qualifying for the first Portuguese Grand Prix in 24 years on Saturday to deny and dismay Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas once again.
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Ferrari's Felipe Massa could hold the key to the Formula One championship in his home Brazilian Grand Prix on October 21, despite being out of the reckoning himself.
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher qualified third with his Brazilian team mate Felipe Massa alongside.
The Renault driver scored his second victory in three races to extend his lead in the Formula One world championship to 14 points.
Audi's RS6 Avant is not just another car not if it tip-toes behind Ferraris and bites off huge chunks of metal and plastic.
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The Finn fought back from sixth quickest in Friday's first practice session to edge out Schumacher for the fastest time overall.
"The reality check is a race weekend so there is nowhere to hide from that," said the Scot.
As his stunned rivals licked their wounds, Schumacher warned that Ferrari would not have it that easy at the next race in Malaysia on March 21.
Rule changes allowing pitstops for tyres and a reduction in engine size will make the sport safer, said the Ferrari ace.
Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva was named World Sportswoman of the Year.
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Ferrari's Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen made a flying start to the Formula One season on Friday with the fastest times in free practice for the Australian Grand Prix.
Double world champion Fernando Alonso hopes to get his McLaren career off to a winning start on Sunday in an Australian Grand Prix that is far more than just a season-opener.
It was Ferrari's first pole in Monaco since Michael Schumacher in 2000.
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