Germany's Nico Rosberg is on pole position for tomorrow morning's Japanese Formula One Grand Prix with championship-leading team mate Lewis Hamilton joining him on the front row.

Finland's Valtteri Bottas qualified third for Williams with Brazilian team mate Felipe Massa fourth.

Hamilton, who leads Rosberg by three points with five races remaining, is chasing a hat-trick of wins and had been on pole in the previous two races.

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso starts fifth ahead of Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) Kevin
Magnussen and Jenson Button (McLaren) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) and Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari).

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