Qualifying results - Russian Grand Prix 2015 - Rosberg scoops pole with Bottas on second row

Nico Rosberg snatched pole position from his teammate, beating Hamilton to the top spot by three tenths of a second. Valtteri Bottas did a great job to finish third overall, making up for Felipe Massa's struggles that saw him fail to get out of Q2. Fernando Alonso was the surprise, because even though the McLaren doesn't have the pace anyone would like, it still shouldn't see him knocked out in Q1.

Sainz was unable to participate after his final practice crash, he was airlifted to hospital but was conscious and okay.

Position	Driver	Team	Time	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:37.113	20
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:37.433	18
3	Valtteri Bottas	Williams Martini Racing	1:37.912	26
4	Sebastian Vettel	Scuderia Ferrari	1:37.965	15
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Scuderia Ferrari	1:38.348	18
6	Nico Hülkenberg	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:38.659	21
7	Sergio Pérez	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:38.691	19
8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	1:38.787	19
9	Max Verstappen	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:38.924	23
10	Daniel Ricciardo	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	1:39.728	18
11	Daniil Kvyat	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	1:39.214	18
12	Felipe Nasr	Sauber F1 Team	1:39.323	18
13	Jenson Button	McLaren Honda	1:39.763	15
14	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1 Team	1:39.811	15
15	Felipe Massa	Williams Martini Racing	1:39.895	17
16	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	1:40.144	7
17	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber F1 Team	1:40.660	9
18	Will Stevens	Manor Marussia F1 Team	1:43.693	9
19	Roberto Merhi	Manor Marussia F1 Team	1:43.804	8