Australian GP qualifying results: Hamilton clinches pole
Mercedes-powered cars lead the field, Felipe Massa in third.
After struggling with a grip in last session, Nico Rosberg managed to get on a first row, bringing first 1-2 start for Mercedes team this year. Felipe Massa is right behind him with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen in fourth and fifth respectively.
McLaren-Honda got only 17th and 18th.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:28.586 | 1:26.894 | 1:26.327 |
| 2 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:28.906 | 1:27.097 | 1:26.921 |
| 3 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 1:29.246 | 1:27.895 | 1:27.718 |
| 4 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:29.307 | 1:27.742 | 1:27.757 |
| 5 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:29.754 | 1:27.807 | 1:27.790 |
| 6 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 1:29.641 | 1:27.796 | 1:28.087 |
| 7 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-Renault | 1:29.788 | 1:28.679 | 1:28.329 |
| 8 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Toro Rosso-Renault | 1:29.597 | 1:28.601 | 1:28.510 |
| 9 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Mercedes | 1:29.537 | 1:28.589 | 1:28.560 |
| 10 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Mercedes | 1:29.847 | 1:28.726 | 1:29.480 |
| 11 | 12 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:30.430 | 1:28.726 | |
| 12 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso-Renault | 1:29.248 | 1:28.800 | |
| 13 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bul-Renault | 1:30.402 | 1:28.868 | |
| 14 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:29.651 | 1:29.070 | |
| 15 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India-Mercedes | 1:29.990 | 1:29.208 | |
| 16 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:31.376 | 1:29.209 | |
| 17 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Honda | 1:31.422 | ||
| 18 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren-Honda | 1:32.037 |
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