Villeneuve wins Argentine pole

Canada's Jacques Villeneuve set a track record in winning his third consecutive pole Saturday, a day dominated by Williams-Renault in qualifying for the Argentine Grand Prix.

Villeneuve clocked 1 minute, 24.473 seconds, nearly a second faster than teammate Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who earned the second spot on the grid with a lap of 1:25.271 on the 2.66-mile Oscar Galvez Autodrome.

Villeneuve will be seeking his second straight victory after crashing out on the first lap of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.