Nico Rosberg on pole in Abu Dhabi

Nico Rosberg of Germany and Mercedes GP celebrates in parc ferme after winning the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit de Monaco on May 24, 2015
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Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg will start on pole for Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Nico Rosberg has finished ahead of Lewis Hamilton to earn pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday.

The German driver was three tenths of a second faster than Mercedes teammate Hamilton, while Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen will start the race in third.

Force India's Sergio Perez will complete the second row of the grid, but it was a session to forget for Sebastian Vettel, who did not make it out of Q1 and will start in 16th spot.

McLaren's Jenson Button will start in 12th, with teammate Fernando Alonso five places behind in 17th position.

Full standings

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

Fernando Alonso of Spain and McLaren Honda smiles as he walks through the paddock after practice for the Malaysia Formula One Grand Prix at Sepang Circuit on March 27, 2015
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