Melbourne: Reigning World Champion Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes one-two as the Silver Arrows unleashed their formidable pace in qualifying to secure a front-row lock out for today’s season-opening Australian GP.

Hamilton lapped Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit in one minute 26.327 seconds to take pole by nearly six-tenths of second from teammate Nico Rosberg, who managed only one run in the final top-ten shootout after a mistake on his initial outing.