Nico Rosberg takes pole for 2015 Brazilian Grand Prix

November 14, 2015

driver Nico Rosberg today took pole position for tomorrow's 2015 at, making it his fifth pole in a row. Lewis Hamilton was second fastest. Four-time world champion rounded up the top three.

driver Rosberg lapped the track at the in  in 1:11.282.

His teammate Lewis Hamilton was second fastest, a mere .078 of a second slower. Despite being faster in the earlier parts of qualifying, the newly crowned world champion couldn't beat his teammate on the third qualifying lap.

Sebastian Vettel took third spot for, lapping four tenths of a second slower than the Mercedes cars.

's took fourth place with a time of 1:12.085. He isn't to start in fourth place though, as he faces a three place grid penalty following an incident during free practice. Fellow  in the second  was in fifth place. As a result of his countryman's penalty he is to start in fourth place after his teammate. 's Nico Hulkenberg set the sixth fastest time of the session, while drivers Daniil Kvyat and Daniel Ricciardo finished seventh and ninth respectively.

Ricciardo also faced a grid penalty, as an engine change causes him to start tomorrow's race ten places further back. Eighth place went to local hero in his Williams. Eighteen-year-old driver  finished in an impressive tenth position.