Sao Paulo - Nico Rosberg snatched a last-gasp pole position for the Brazilian Grand Prix on Saturday, relegating Mercedes team-mate and world championship leader Lewis Hamilton to second on the grid.
Rosberg claimed his 10th career pole as the two Mercedes men finished qualifying ahead of Williams duo Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas.
Collated Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix qualifying times on Saturday:
Qualifying N.3
1. Nico Rosberg (GER) Mercedes 1:10.023, 2. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes 1:10.056, 3. Felipe Massa (BRA) Williams 1:10.247, 4. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) Williams 1:10.305, 5. Jenson Button (GBR) McLaren 1:10.930, 6. Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull 1:10.938, 7. Kevin Magnussen (DEN) McLaren 1:10.969, 8. Fernando Alonso (ESP) Ferrari 1:10.977, 9. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) Red Bull 1:11.075, 10. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari 1:11.099
Qualifying N.2
1. Nico Rosberg (GER) Mercedes 1:10.303 (Q), 2. Felipe Massa (BRA) Williams 1:10.343 (Q), 3. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) Williams 1:10.421 (Q), 4. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes 1:10.712 (Q), 5. Jenson Button (GBR) McLaren 1:11.127 (Q), 6. Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull 1:11.129 (Q), 7. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari 1:11.188 (Q), 8. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) Red Bull 1:11.208 (Q), 9. Kevin Magnussen (DEN) McLaren 1:11.211 (Q), 10. Fernando Alonso (ESP) Ferrari 1:11.215 (Q), 11. Esteban Gutierrez (MEX) Sauber 1:11.591, 12. Nico Hlkenberg (GER) Force India 1:11.976, 13. Adrian Sutil (GER) Sauber 1:12.099, 14. Daniil Kvyat (RUS) Toro Rosso
Qualifying N.1
1. Nico Rosberg (GER) Mercedes 1:10.347 (Q), 2. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes 1:10.457 (Q), 3. Felipe Massa (BRA) Williams 1:10.602 (Q), 4. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) Williams 1:10.832 (Q), 5. Jenson Button (GBR) McLaren 1:11.097 (Q), 6. Kevin Magnussen (DEN) McLaren 1:11.134 (Q), 7. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari 1:11.193 (Q), 8. Daniil Kvyat (RUS) Toro Rosso 1:11.423 (Q), 9. Esteban Gutierrez (MEX) Sauber 1:11.520 (Q), 10. Fernando Alonso (ESP) Ferrari 1:11.558 (Q), 11. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) Red Bull 1:11.593 (Q), 12. Nico Hlkenberg (GER) Force India 1:11.848 (Q), 13. Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull 1:11.880 (Q), 14. Adrian Sutil (GER) Sauber 1:11.943 (Q), 15. Romain Grosjean (FRA) Lotus 1:12.037 (Q), 16. Jean-Eric Vergne (FRA) Toro Rosso 1:12.040 (Q), 17. Sergio Perez (MEX) Force India 1:12.076, 18. Pastor Maldonado (VEN) Lotus 1:12.233