Qualies in Sochi

Championship leader Lewis Hamilton saw off the challenge of Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg and Williams’ Valtteri Bottas to take his seventh pole position of the season in Russia on Saturday afternoon.

McLaren’s Jenson Button was fourth quickest, just ahead of Toro Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat who delighted his home fans by claiming fifth.

Pos No Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:38.759 1:38.338 1:38.513 18
2 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:39.076 1:38.606 1:38.713 18
3 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:39.125 1:38.971 1:38.920 23
4 22 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:39.560 1:39.381 1:39.121 22
5 26 Daniil Kvyat STR-Renault 1:40.074 1:39.296 1:39.277 27
6 20 Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 1:39.735 1:39.022 1:39.629 21
7 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:40.519 1:39.666 1:39.635 21
8 14 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:40.255 1:39.786 1:39.709 25
9 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:40.098 1:39.838 1:39.771 26
10 25 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Renault 1:40.354 1:39.929 1:40.020 27
11 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:40.382 1:40.052 13
12 27 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:40.273 1:40.058 16
13 11 Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes 1:40.723 1:40.163 13
14 21 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 1:41.159 1:40.536 18
15 99 Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 1:40.766 1:40.984 18
16 8 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:42.526 1:41.397 18
17 9 Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault 1:42.648 9
18 19 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:43.064 8
19 10 Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault 1:43.166 9
20 13 Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault 1:43.205 5
21 4 Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 1:43.649 10
Q1 107% Time 1:45.672