Nico Rosberg takes his fifth consecutive pole position as he wins the battle against teammate Lewis Hamilton at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Rosberg was faster than Hamilton with just 0.078s as the Mercedes drivers were over half a second clear of Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel while Valtteri Bottas was fourth for Williams.
| Nr. | Driver | Team | Time | Laps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 06 - Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas | 01:11.282 | 12 |
| 2 | | 44 - Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas | 01:11.360 | 12 |
| 3 | | 05 - Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 01:11.804 | 16 |
| 4 | | 77 - Valtteri Bottas | Williams Mercedes | 01:12.085 | 18 |
| 5 | | 07 - Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 01:12.144 | 16 |
| 6 | | 27 - Nico Hulkenberg | Force India Mercedes | 01:12.265 | 18 |
| 7 | | 26 - Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull Renault | 01:12.322 | 20 |
| 8 | | 19 - Felipe Massa | Williams Mercedes | 01:12.415 | 21 |
| 9 | | 03 - Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Renault | 01:12.417 | 17 |
| 10 | | 33 - Max Verstappen | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 01:12.739 | 15 |
| 11 | | 12 - Felipe Nasr | Sauber Ferrari | 01:12.989 | 13 |
| 12 | | 55 - Carlos Sainz | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 01:13.045 | 15 |
| 13 | | 11 - Sergio Perez | Force India Mercedes | 01:13.147 | 13 |
| 14 | | 09 - Marcus Ericsson | Sauber Ferrari | 01:13.233 | 14 |
| 15 | | 08 - Romain Grosjean | Lotus Mercedes | 01:13.913 | 11 |
| 16 | | 13 - Pastor Maldonado | Lotus Mercedes | 01:13.385 | 5 |
| 17 | | 22 - Jenson Button | McLaren Honda | 01:14.644 | 6 |
| 18 | | 53 - Alexander Rossi | Manor Ferrari | 01:16.151 | 6 |
| 19 | | 28 - Will Stevens | Manor Ferrari | 01:16.283 | 6 |
| 20 | | 14 - Fernando Alonso | McLaren Honda | no time | 2 |
