Mercedes AMG Petronas
Nico Rosberg edged out Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton during the final free practice session ahead of qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Rosberg's time was over a second faster than the best managed by the quickest non-Mercedes machine
Kimi Raikkonen was third for Ferrari, with reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel in fourth.
Nico Hulkenberg put his Force India into the top five, ahead of Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso.
Felipe Massa, Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez rounded out the top 10.
Lotus completed an improved amount of running, although Romain Grosjean expressed his frustration regarding the rear of the E22.
McLaren endured a difficult time as neither Jenson Button nor Kevin Magnussen was able to set a competitive lap time.
Qualifying begins at 16:00 local time (08:00 GMT).
| Position | Number | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:39.008 | 13 | |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:39.240 | 0.232 | 13 |
| 3 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:40.156 | 1.148 | 13 |
| 4 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:40.387 | 1.379 | 14 |
| 5 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:40.523 | 1.515 | 15 |
| 6 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:40.686 | 1.678 | 14 |
| 7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:40.736 | 1.728 | 14 |
| 8 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 1:40.781 | 1.773 | 20 |
| 9 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 1:40.891 | 1.883 | 20 |
| 10 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 1:41.029 | 2.021 | 15 |
| 11 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | STR-Renault | 1:41.182 | 2.174 | 18 |
| 12 | 25 | Jean-Eric Vergne | STR-Renault | 1:41.441 | 2.433 | 18 |
| 13 | 99 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:41.552 | 2.544 | 15 |
| 14 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:42.041 | 3.033 | 17 |
| 15 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:42.749 | 3.741 | 16 |
| 16 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Renault | 1:43.539 | 4.531 | 20 |
| 17 | 4 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Ferrari | 1:43.977 | 4.969 | 16 |
| 18 | 17 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Ferrari | 1:44.170 | 5.162 | 18 |
| 19 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham-Renault | 1:44.457 | 5.449 | 12 |
| 20 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham-Renault | 1:46.015 | 7.007 | 7 |
| 21 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 2:05.555 | 26.547 | 4 |
| 22 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren-Mercedes | No time | 5 |
