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Australian GP qualifying results: Hamilton clinches pole

Mercedes-powered cars lead the field, Felipe Massa in third.

Edited: Mar 14, 2015, 7:58 AM

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Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG F1 W06

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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