The circuit of Sepang today was soaked before the start of the qualifying race. Even in wet conditions, however, Mercedes showed its speed and Lewis Hamilton will be again at the pole position in the race tomorrow. Sebastian Vettel will be after him, while in the second row of the start will be Nico Rosberg and Fernando Alonso.
The list of drivers after them goes as follows: Daniel Ricciardo, Kimi Raikkonen, Nico Hulkenberg, Kevin Magnussen, Jean-Eric Vergne and Jenson Button.
| Position | Number | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:57.202 | 1:59.041 | 1:59.431 | 22 |
| 2 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:57.654 | 1:59.399 | 1:59.486 | 20 |
| 3 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:57.183 | 1:59.445 | 2:00.050 | 23 |
| 4 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:58.889 | 2:01.356 | 2:00.175 | 22 |
| 5 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:58.913 | 2:00.147 | 2:00.541 | 20 |
| 6 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:59.257 | 2:01.532 | 2:01.218 | 21 |
| 7 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:58.883 | 2:00.839 | 2:01.712 | 23 |
| 8 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren-Mercedes | 2:00.358 | 2:02.094 | 2:02.213 | 20 |
| 9 | 25 | Jean-Eric Vergne | STR-Renault | 2:01.689 | 2:02.096 | 2:03.078 | 23 |
| 10 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 2:00.889 | 2:01.810 | 2:04.053 | 22 |
| 11 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | STR-Renault | 2:01.175 | 2:02.351 | 16 | |
| 12 | 21 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 2:01.134 | 2:02.369 | 16 | |
| 13 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 2:00.047 | 2:02.460 | 16 | |
| 14 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 2:00.076 | 2:02.511 | 15 | |
| 15 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | 1:59.709 | 2:02.756 | 17 | |
| 16 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 2:00.202 | 2:02.885 | 17 | |
| 17 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Renault | 2:02.074 | 8 | ||
| 18 | 99 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber-Ferrari | 2:02.131 | 7 | ||
| 19 | 17 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Ferrari | 2:02.702 | 8 | ||
| 20 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham-Renault | 2:03.595 | 8 | ||
| 21 | 4 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Ferrari | 2:04.388 | 8 | ||
| 22 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham-Renault | 2:04.407 | 7 | ||
| Q1 107% Time | 2:05.385 |
