Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari will be on the pole for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix as he looks for his third straight victory to start the season.
Vettel had the quickest lap in qualifying, posting a time of 1 minute, 31.095 seconds, on the 5.451-kilometer course. Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen was second and will start next to Vettel on Sunday.
The two Mercedes cars were next. Valtteri Bottas will start on the second row alongside four-time and defending champion Lewis Hamilton.
Hamilton will be the favorite despite missing the pole. He has won five times in China, including last year, and has won the pole six times.
The third row will be made up of the two Red Bull cars. Max Verstappen will start from the No. 5 spot and teammate Daniel Ricciardo will start in the sixth position.
Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix – Full Qualifying Classification
Q3
1. Sebastian Vettel GER Scuderia Ferrari 1m 31.095s
2. Kimi Raikkonen FIN Scuderia Ferrari 1m 31.182s
3. Valtteri Bottas FIN Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 1m 31.625s
4. Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport 1m 31.675s
5. Max Verstappen NED Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 1m 31.796s
6. Daniel Ricciardo AUS Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 1m 31.948s
7. Nico Hulkenberg GER Renault Sport Formula One Team 1m 32.532s
8. Sergio Perez MEX Sahara Force India F1 Team 1m 32.758s
9. Carlos Sainz Jr. ESP Renault Sport Formula One Team 1m 32.819s
10. Romain Grosjean FRA Haas F1 Team 1m 32.855s
Q2
11. Kevin Magnussen DEN Haas F1 Team 1m 32.986s
12. Esteban Ocon FRA Sahara Force India F1 Team 1m 33.057s
13. Fernando Alonso ESP McLaren F1 Team 1m 33.232s
14. Stoffel Vandoorne BEL McLaren F1 Team 1m 33.505s
15. Brendon Hartley NZL Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 1m 33.795s
Q1
16. Sergey Sirotkin RUS Williams Martini Racing 1m 34.062s
17. Pierre Gasly FRA Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 1m 34.101s
18. Lance Stroll CAN Williams Martini Racing 1m 34.285s
19. Charles Leclerc MON Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team 1m 34.454s
20. Marcus Ericsson SWE Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team 1m 34.914s