Qualifying results - Japanese Grand Prix 2015 - Kvyat crash halts Suzuka session with Rosberg on pole

Nico Rosberg lucked into a pole position in Japan after the final session of qualifying was halted following a Red Bull crash. Daniil Kvyat found himself spinning off into the barriers destroying his car and bringing out the red flags to effectively end the competition. Hamilton was unable to fight back handing Rosberg the pole position by seven hundredths of a second.

Max Verstappen also suffered an abrupt end to his qualifying when the Toro Rosso stopped out on track, bringing out yellow flags. Marcus Ericsson spun his Sauber which meant both drivers for the Swiss team ended 15th and 16th.

Position	Driver	Team	Time	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:32.584	16
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:32.660	15
3	Valtteri Bottas	Williams Martini Racing	1:33.024	11
4	Sebastian Vettel	Scuderia Ferrari	1:33.245	11
5	Felipe Massa	Williams Martini Racing	1:33.337	12
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Scuderia Ferrari	1:33.347	10
7	Daniel Ricciardo	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	1:33.497	17
8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	1:33.967	19
9	Sergio Pérez	Sahara Force India F1 Team	No time	16
10	Daniil Kvyat	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	No time	15
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:34.390	13
12	Carlos Sainz Jr	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:34.453	15
13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1 Team	1:34.497	13
14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	1:34.785	8
15	Max Verstappen	Scuderia Toro Rosso	No time	8
16	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	1:35.664	6
17	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber F1 Team	1:35.673	5
18	Felipe Nasr	Sauber F1 Team	1:35.760	6
19	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia F1 Team	1:38.783	5
DNQ	Alexander Rossi	Manor Marussia F1 Team	1:47.114	5