Lewis Hamilton has qualified in pole position for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.
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The 29-year-old was marginally quicker than Perth-born Red Bull star Daniel Ricciardo, who will start in second.
Hamilton's Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg completes the top three, while McLaren's Kevin Magnussen and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso are fourth and fifth respectively.
Sebastian Vettel will begin a race outside of the top ten for the first time since 2012 after failing to make Q3 earlier in the day.
Final qualifying results:
1. Hamilton
2. Ricciardo
3. Rosberg
4. Magnussen
5. Alonso
6. Vergne
7. Hulkenberg
8. Kvyat
9. Massa
10. Bottas
11. Button
12. Raikkonen
13. Vettel
14. Sutil
15. Kobayashi
16. Perez
17. Chilton
18. Bianchi
19. Gutierrez
20. Ericsson
21. Grosjean
22. Maldonado
Robert Summerscales
