Lewis Hamilton on pole in Melbourne

Lewis Hamilton has qualified in pole position for Sunday's Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

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The 29-year-old was marginally quicker than Perth-born Red Bull star Daniel Ricciardo, who will start in second.

Hamilton's Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg completes the top three, while McLaren's Kevin Magnussen and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso are fourth and fifth respectively.

Sebastian Vettel will begin a race outside of the top ten for the first time since 2012 after failing to make Q3 earlier in the day.

Final qualifying results:

1. Hamilton 2. Ricciardo 3. Rosberg 4. Magnussen 5. Alonso 6. Vergne 7. Hulkenberg 8. Kvyat 9. Massa 10. Bottas 11. Button 12. Raikkonen 13. Vettel 14. Sutil 15. Kobayashi 16. Perez 17. Chilton 18. Bianchi 19. Gutierrez 20. Ericsson 21. Grosjean 22. Maldonado