SHANGHAI (AP) Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg captured pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix, while teammate Lewis Hamilton made an early exit from Saturday's qualifying due to an engine problem and will start at the back of the field for Sunday's race.
Rosberg, who won the season's opening two races, set a time of 1 minute, 35.402 seconds despite using a harder tire than his rivals, and qualified a half-second ahead of Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo in a surprise second place.
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel qualified third and fourth respectively after misjudging the final hairpin turn on their last laps.
Hamilton had problems with his engine early in the first segment of qualifying, and although he was brought in for repairs and sent back out, the problem was not remedied.
