First qualifying endspublished at 06:20 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015
Image source, APLewis Hamilton finishes fastest in the first part of qualifying, as both McLaren drivers fail to make the cut.
Summary
Hamilton on pole, Rosberg 2nd, Massa 3rd
Vettel 4th, Raikkonen 5th, Bottas 6th
Ricciardo 7th, Sainz 8th, Grosjean 9th, Maldonado 10th
Kvyat out for Red Bull, McLarens out in Q1
Manor will not race on Sunday
Van der Garde drops Sauber dispute
McLaren do not know when Alonso will return
First qualifying endspublished at 06:20 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015
Image source, APPostpublished at 06:18 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015
A worry for McLaren with both Kevin Magnussen and Jenson Button in the dangerzone with less than a minute of Q1 left.
Postpublished at 06:17 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015
Allan McNish
BBC Radio 5 live analyst"If you are fast enough you are good enough and that is another indication that this lad is a talent."
Postpublished at 06:16 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015
Image source, APMax Verstappen, the 17-year-old rookie, pulls off a superb lap to leap up to third with a 1:29.307.
Postpublished at 06:15 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015
The familiar sight of a Mercedes one-two at the top of the timesheet as Lewis Hamilton goes P1 with a 1:28.586, more than three tenths quicker than Nico Rosberg.
Image source, APPostpublished at 06:13 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015
Five minutes of Q1 left and Daniel Ricciardo best so far is a 1:32.340, 14th fastest. Daniil Kvyat is yet to set a timed lap.
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Nico Rosberg, on the medium tyre, goes fastest of all with a 1:28.906, four tenths of a second quicker than Sebastian Vettel, who set his best on the softs.
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Sebastian Vettel is up into P1 with a 1:29.307 and the times are coming down as his Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen posts a 1:29.754.
A few mistakes being made out there as Carlos Sainz spins 180 degrees, and it looks like it was at the same place he spun in final practice earlier.
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Lewis Hamilton runs wide on his outlap before reporting vibrations in the tyres of his Mercedes.
Postpublished at 06:06 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015
Some early times put on the board as Felipe Nasr sets the pace with a 1:32.540.
However, out comes Kimi Raikkonen, on the soft tyre, and he knocks two seconds off that time with a 1:30.188.
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Image source, MercedesMercedes:, external Lewis Hamilton....GO!
Postpublished at 06:03 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015
Bad news for Manor as they look to have failed to get their cars in shape for qualifying.
The show goes on though as Carlos Sainz Jr heads out on to the circuit in the Toro Rosso as 18 minutes of Q1 counts down.
Postpublished at 06:01 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015
Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer in Melbourne"No Manor in qualifying, says Tom Clarkson, and therefore not in the race either."
First qualifying startspublished at 06:00 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015
The first part of qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix is go, go, go.
Postpublished at 05:59 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015
As ever at the first race of a new season, I've got butterflies in my stomach. Seconds away from qualifying...
Postpublished at 05:57 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015
Allan McNish
BBC Radio 5 live analyst"Ferrari were coming off a very bad season last year where they underperformed but they have regrouped. Vettel has fitted in pretty well and Raikkonen is going significantly better than he did in the previous generation car."
Postpublished at 05:54 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015
Just like the drivers, the BBC commentary team have got themselves in position for qualifying.
You will be able to hear the words of James Allen and Allan McNish online soon.
Five minutes to go...
Postpublished at 05:53 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015
Image source, MercedesMercedes:, external 10mins to go... final shine being applied to the #F1 W06 pairing. It's showtime...
Did you know?published at 05:49 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015
Image source, Getty ImagesMost pole positions in Melbournepublished at 05:46 Greenwich Mean Time 14 March 2015
McLaren & Ferrari (five)
Red Bull (three)
Williams (two)