Summary Hamilton's time of 1 minute, 35.782 seconds was just 0.04 seconds faster than Rosberg.
SHANGHAI (AP) - Mercedes Lewis Hamilton held off a strong challenge from teammate Nico Rosberg to claim pole position at the Chinese Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday.
Hamilton s time of 1 minute, 35.782 seconds was just 0.04 seconds faster than Rosberg.
Ferrari s Sebastian Vettel, who surprisingly beat both Mercedes drivers to win the Malaysian GP two weeks ago, qualified third in qualifying but was nearly 1 second behind Hamilton.
Williams drivers Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas will start fourth and fifth in Sunday s race, respectively.
Rounding out the top 10 were Ferrari s Kimi Raikkonen, Red Bull s Daniel Ricciardo, Lotus Romain Grosjean, and the two Sauber drivers, Felipe Nasr and Marcus Ericsson.
