Lotus Racing chief executive officer Riad Asmat hailed his team's performance as "the stuff dreams are made of"...
Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli will start Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix from their highest grid slots in Lotus' debut season of 14th and 15th.
The inclement conditions in qualifying, along with grid penalties for Mercedes duo Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg, as well as Virgin's Timo Glock played their part.
But there was no disguising the delight of Asmat, standing in for owner and team principal Tony Fernandes who is absent from this race for personal reasons.
"I'm absolutely delighted, for the whole team, and for everyone who supports us around the world," said Asmat.
"We managed to get into Q2 for the second time in our first season (via Kovalainen) which is pretty fantastic by any measure.
"It's a shame Jarno didn't get in as well, but that's what happens in racing, and this is still a really good start after the summer break.
"It's important to remember that we're a small team, with limited resources, and I think what we have achieved today, and will continue to achieve, is the stuff dreams are made of."
For chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne it is now about building on Saturday's result, and potentially improving on their best showing of the season which was Kovalainen's 13th in Australia.
Gascoyne said: "We'll be in our best starting positions tomorrow and we're all looking forward to a good strong race.
"We're clearly the quickest of the new boys, and tomorrow will be all about getting Jarno up with Heikki, getting both cars across the finish line, and making good on the performance we've put in today."
