Vettel's team mate Kimi Raikkonen could only manage a 6th place on the grid for the race tomorrow as he seemed to be struggling to get heat into his tires. The Finn was probably expecting better than this and was looking to be closer to his team mate Vettel. However Ferrari's biggest strength seems to be his race pace Raikkonen could still make a good result from this.
Red Bull continued to disappoint as Daniel Ricciardo qualified in 7th while Daniil Kvyat only qualified in 12th and did not make Q3. Kvyat appeared to be struggling with a braking issue during the session and even though this wasn't an engine issue it is still likely tension will increase between Red Bull and engine supplier Renault.
Lotus should be satisfied with its qualifying result as Romain Grosjean was able to get his car in Q3 and will line up 8th on the grid. Pastor Maldonado in the other Lotus just missed out on Q3 and will start from 11th.
Sauber will be absolutely delighted with its qualifying result as both drivers made it into Q3 for the team for the first time since the 2013 United States Grand Prix. Felipe Nasr led the way with 9th while Marcus Ericsson will line up in 10th. The team has been a lot stronger than expected to start the year and will definately be looking to translate this result into more points on Sunday.
The two Toro Rosso drivers had a bit of a disappointing session compared to what they have done in the previous races as Max Verstappen qualified in 13th while Carlos Sainz qualified 14th/ This will be an interesting battle to watch within the team tomorrow to see which of these two young drivers can come out on top.
Force India had another disappointing session as Sergio Perez qualified in 15th while Nico Hulkenberg was 16th and did not break out of Q1. Force India has been struggling all year compared to where they have been the last few seasons and will be looking to improve on its qualifying result in the race.
Behind Force India where the two McLaren drivers with Jenson Button ahead of Fernando Alonso by 0.004s. The result may not seem any better for McLaren they are a lot closer to the rest of the field as they have been at the last two races. McLaren will be looking for more data collection in the race tomorrow and at the rate they are improving don't expect them to get knocked out in Q1 for long.
The gird will be rounded out by the two Manor drivers of Will Stevens and Roberto Merhi. This would be what the team was expecting as they are to far off from the rest of the field to get off the last row.
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m35.782s |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1m35.824s |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1m36.687s |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 1m36.954s |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 1m37.143s |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m37.232s |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-Renault | 1m37.540s |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Mercedes | 1m37.905s |
| 9 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m38.067s |
| 10 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 1m38.158s |
| 11 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Mercedes | 1m38.134s |
| 12 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull-Renault | 1m38.209s |
| 13 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso-Renault | 1m38.393s |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso-Renault | 1m38.538s |
| 15 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 1m39.290s |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1m39.216s |
| 17 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Honda | 1m39.276s |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Honda | 1m39.280s |
| 19 | Will Stevens | Manor-Ferrari | 1m42.091s |
| 20 | Roberto Merhi | Manor-Ferrari | 1m42.842s |
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