Summary

  • Rosberg on pole, Hamilton 2nd, Vettel 3rd

  • Kvyat 4th, Ricciardo 5th, Bottas 6th, Massa 7th

  • Hamilton top in Q2, Lotuses & Raikkonen out

  • Rosberg top in Q1, Manors, Nasr, Alonso & Button out

  • Hamilton accuses Rosberg of backing him up during practice

  1. Pole positionpublished at 20:01

    Nico Rosberg secures pole position for the Mexican Grand Prix.

    Nico RosbergImage source, Getty Images
  2. Postpublished at 20:01 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2015

    David Coulthard
    BBC F1 co-commentator

    “The momentum is with Rosberg. There is an impatience to go out and deliver”

  3. Postpublished at 20:00

    A little improve from Lewis Hamilton, but it doesn't look like it will be enough to beat Nico Rosberg...

  4. Postpublished at 20:00

    Nico Hulkenberg goes ninth fastest before Sergio Perez's first timed effort puts him 10th fastest. 

    The focus is now on the battle for pole...

  5. Postpublished at 19:58 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2015

    Jennie Gow
    BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter

    "Lewis Hamilton hasn't had a pole position since Italy five races ago."

  6. Postpublished at 19:58

    Daniel Ricciardo goes fifth before the Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg emerge from the pits for their final runs.

    At the moment it is: 1) Rosberg 2) Hamilton 3) Vettel 4) Kvyat 5) Ricciardo 6) Bottas 7) Massa 8) Verstappen

    Daniel RicciardoImage source, Getty Images
  7. Postpublished at 19:56

    Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg are yet to run in this part of qualifying. All or nothing for the Force Indias.

    Sergio PerezImage source, EPA
  8. More to comepublished at 19:55 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2015

  9. Postpublished at 19:54 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2015

    Tom Clarkson
    BBC F1 pit-lane reporter

    "The wind is picking up which could play havoc with car set ups.”    

  10. Postpublished at 19:54

    Lewis Hamilton improves with his next effort, but so does Nico Rosberg and once again it is the latter who has the advantage, in P1 with 1:19.480.

    Meanwhile, Sebastian Vettel goes third fastest, 0.370s off Rosberg's time, with Felipe Massa fifth, Daniil Kvyat sixth, Max Verstappen seventh and Daniel Ricciardo eighth.

    Nico RosbergImage source, Reuters
  11. Postpublished at 19:52

    A little lock-up for Lewis Hamilton towards the end of his lap and he crosses the line with 1:20.120.

    Nico Rosberg comes round next and it is a very strong lap, a 1:19.690 putting him top of the pile for now.

  12. Postpublished at 19:49 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2015

  13. Final qualifying startspublished at 19:49

    Lewis Hamilton is the first man out on the track as the final part of qualifying gets under way. It is a 12-minute shootout to determine the top 10.

  14. Postpublished at 19:48 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2015

    Ben Edwards
    BBC F1 commentator

    “What an atmosphere we are getting. The cheering for Sergio Perez is tremendous.”    

  15. Postpublished at 19:47

    And the good news for the home fans is that Sergio Perez is in the top 10 shootout.

  16. Postpublished at 19:45

    It looks like Fernando Alonso has gone to soak up a bit of the atmosphere...

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  17. INpublished at 19:44

    1) Hamilton 2) Vettel 3) Rosberg 4) Bottas 5) Kvyat 6) Massa 7) Perez 8) Ricciardo 9) Verstappen 10) Hulkenberg

  18. Postpublished at 19:43 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October 2015

    Ben Edwards
    BBC F1 commentator

    “Verstappen just managed to get in the top 10. That was a brilliant lap from the youngster.”

    Max VerstappenImage source, Getty Images
  19. OUTpublished at 19:42

    11) Sainz 12) Grosjean 13) Maldonado 14) Ericsson 15) Raikkonen 

  20. Postpublished at 19:41

    Max Verstappen saves himself at the last with a 1:20.894 to sneak into the top 10 shootout.