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Lewis Hamilton secures pole position in Australian qualifying

Lewis Hamilton secures pole position after going fastest in Australian Grand Prix qualifying.

Lewis Hamilton has secured pole position in the Australian Grand Prix for the second year in a row, as he went fastest in qualifying.

Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg qualified just behind Hamilton, as the German was half a second slower than the Brit.

Williams's Felipe Massa completes the top three while the two Ferrari drivers finish in fourth and fifth.

Nico Rosberg, Felipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton after qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix on March 14, 2015© Getty Images

Valtteri Bottas made a costly mistake on the final corner, which leaves the Williams driver in sixth.

Full standings:

1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
2. Nico Rosbeg (Mercedes)
3. Felipe Massa (Williams)
4. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
5. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)
6. Valtteri Bottas (Williams)
7. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull)
8. Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso)
9. Romain Grosjean (Lotus)
10. Pastor Maldonado (Lotus)
11. Felipe Nasr (Sauber)
12. Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso)
13. Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull)
14. Nico Hulkenberg (Force India)
15. Sergio Perez (Force India)
16. Marcus Ericsson (Sauber)
17. Jenson Button(McClaren)
18. Kevin Magnussen (McClaren)

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