Chinese Grand Prix 2015 live: Lewis Hamilton leads Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel as Mercedes return to the front
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- Lewis Hamilton starts from pole ahead of his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg.
- Sebastian Vettel starts in third having won last time out in Malaysia.
- Williams pair of Felipe Massa and Valterri Bottas line-up next to each other ahead of Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen.
- Jenson Button starts 17th ahead of Fernando Alonso as McLaren-Honda continue to struggle for pace.
- Increased security will be at the circuit due to Friday's unwelcome track invasion during practice.
- The Chinese Grand Prix begins at 7am BST.
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Starting grid:
1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1min 35.782secs,
2 Nico Rosberg(Ger) Mercedes GP 1:35.824,
3 Sebastian Vettel(Ger) Ferrari 1:36.687,
4 Felipe Massa(Bra) Williams 1:36.954,
5 Valtteri Bottas(Fin) Williams 1:37.143,
6 Kimi Raikkonen(Fin) Ferrari 1:37.232,
7 Daniel Ricciardo(Aus) Red Bull 1:37.540,
8 Romain Grosjean(Fra) Lotus F1 Team 1:37.905,
9 Felipe Nasr(Bra)Sauber-Ferrari 1:38.067,
10 Marcus Ericsson(Swe)Sauber-Ferrari 1:38.158,
11 Pastor Maldonado(Ven)Lotus F1 Team 1:38.134,
12 Daniil Kvyat(Rus) Red Bull 1:38.209,
13 Max Verstappen(Ned) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:38.393,
14 Carlos Sainz(Spa)Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:38.538,
15 Sergio Perez(Mex)Force India 1:39.290,
16 Nico Hulkenberg(Ger)Force India 1:39.216,
17 Jenson Button(Gbr)McLaren 1:39.276,
18 Fernando Alonso(Spa)McLaren 1:39.280,
19 Will Stevens(Gbr)Manor Marussia F1 1:42.091,
20 Roberto Merhi(Spa) Manor Marussia F1 1:42.842
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