Qualifying top 10published at 14:03
1) Rosberg 2) Hamilton 3) Bottas 4) Vettel 5) Raikkonen 6) Hulkenberg 7) Perez 8) Grosjean 9) Verstappen 10) Ricciardo
Summary
Rosberg on Russia pole, Hamilton 2nd, Bottas 3rd
Vettel 4th, Raikkonen 5th, Hulkenberg 6th
Rosberg top in Q1 & Q2
Final practice ended early after heavy crash for Sainz
Driver has since tweeted that he is OK
Qualifying top 10published at 14:03
Analysispublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 10 October 2015
Ben Edwards
BBC F1 commentatorQuote MessageNico Rosberg has taken back-to-back pole positions. He beat Lewis Hamilton in Japan and he has done it again. Hamilton still hasn't got that 50th pole position, it is proving quite elusive for him.
Chequered flagpublished at 14:01
Image source, Getty ImagesNico Rosberg secures pole position for the Russian Grand Prix.
Postpublished at 14:00
Time is running out. Any late surprises from Ferrari?
Analysispublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 10 October 2015
David Coulthard
BBC F1 co-commentatorQuote MessageThe gap between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg was a bigger gap than we are used to seeing. The sector times tell you all you need to know, Rosberg fastest in each one of them.
Postpublished at 13:59
Image source, BBC SportLewis Hamilton runs wide on Turn 13 and he is back in the pits, being wheeled into the Mercedes garage. That's it from the reigning world champion. It looks like pole for Nico Rosberg...
Postpublished at 13:57
What did Toto Wolff and Niki Lauda make of those first efforts from their drivers? Hard to judge from their expressions. Focused.
Postpublished at 13:56
Seven minutes in and it is currently: 1) Rosberg 2) Hamilton 3) Bottas 4) Vettel 5) Raikkonen 6) Hulkenberg 7) Perez
First blood to Rosbergpublished at 13:55
Second time round and Nico Rosberg is straight into P1 with 1:37.113. Can Lewis Hamilton beat him? No. His first quick lap is three tenths slower than Rosberg's.
Postpublished at 13:54
Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton are clearly of the same mind as Sebastian Vettel with slow first laps, so initially it is Valtteri Bottas who leads the way with 1:37.912.
Postpublished at 13:52
A very modest 1:42.591 from Sebastian Vettel, warming up the tyres. Looks like he will be going for it on lap two.
Postpublished at 13:52
Kimi Raikkonen is immediately out on to the circuit, with his Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel and the Mercedes and Williams drivers not far behind.
Analysispublished at 13:50 British Summer Time 10 October 2015
Eddie Jordan
BBC F1 chief analystQuote MessageWhen you've done so little mileage in the practice sessions why leave it so late? Each lap is a benefit and it is beyond me. Daniil Kvyat is struggling because he has not been able to get the rhythm going but the car is not great either. Felipe Massa does this too often, is it complacency, bad luck - I don't know.
Final qualifying startspublished at 13:49
Here we go then. The top 10 shoot-out and the Mercedes are looking strong, but who will snatch pole?
Alonso on qualifying and Sainzpublished at 13:48 British Summer Time 10 October 2015
McLaren driver Fernando Alonso, who was out in Q1: "This circuit is quite tricky for us in terms of power effect.
"The manager text us saying Carlos wants to have dinner with us tonight. we siad fine if he can make it but if not we can do it tomorrow. The main thing is that he is OK."
Postpublished at 13:47
Image source, Borja Ortiz-EchagüeGood work from the doctors at the hospital where Carlos Sainz is staying, they have managed to fix him up with a television to watch qualifying.
Analysispublished at 13:45 British Summer Time 10 October 2015
David Coulthard
BBC F1 co-commentatorQuote MessageDaniil Kvyat not making it through is a disappointment to put it mildly. Just looking down the times, McLaren will be pleased as there is a slight improvement.
INpublished at 13:45
1) Rosberg 2) Hamilton 3) Bottas 4) Raikkonen 5) Vettel 6) Hulkenberg 7) Grosjean 8) Perez 9) Ricciardo 10) Verstappen
Postpublished at 13:43
A big surprise not to see Felipe Massa through. A victim of the limited practice time?
OUTpublished at 13:42
11) Kvyat 12) Nasr 13) Button 14) Maldonado 15) Massa