Nico Rosberg secures first pole position of career at qualifying for Sunday 's Chinese Grand Prix . Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton is second fastest in the race with a time of 1:28.958, 0.332 seconds behind Rosberg. The Red Bull driver is struggling to make an impact this season , starting the first two races of the season from seventh which were converted into finishes of 12th and 13th in Australia and Malaysia respectively . Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel disappoints in qualifying and starts from 11th .
Nico Rosberg secures first pole position of career at qualifying for Sunday 's Chinese Grand Prix . Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton is second fastest in the race with a time of 1:28.958, 0.332 seconds behind Rosberg. Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel disappoints in qualifying and starts from 11th .