Nico Rosberg claimed his second consecutive pole position after pipping team-mate Lewis Hamilton to the top spot in Canada.
The German took provisional pole and then bettered it on his second flying lap to clinch the top spot by less than a tenth to Hamilton.
The Mercedes duo start ahead of Sebastian Vettel who stormed to third despite team principal Christian Horner believing the second row was out of reach.
Valtteri Bottas lines up alongside Vettel, with team-mate Felipe Massa behind in fifth.
Daniel Ricciardo, Fernando Alonso, Jean-Eric Vergnbe, Jenson Button and Kimi Raikkonen completed the Q3 runners.
Marcus Ericsson brought an end to Q1 early after he span at turn eight and damaged the rear of his Caterham, potentially costing Max Chilton a run at Q2.
Esteban Gutierrez didn’t take part in qualifying due to a practice crash.
Qualifying – 2014 Canadian Grand Prix
| # | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:16.471 | 1:15.289 | 1:14.874 |
| 02 | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:15.750 | 1:15.054 | 1:14.953 |
| 03 | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:17.470 | 1:16.109 | 1:15.548 |
| 04 | V. Bottas | Williams | 1:16.772 | 1:16.806 | 1:15.550 |
| 05 | F. Massa | Williams | 1:16.666 | 1:16.773 | 1:15.578 |
| 06 | D. Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:17.113 | 1:16.897 | 1:15.589 |
| 07 | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:17.010 | 1:16.131 | 1:15.814 |
| 08 | J. Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:17.178 | 1:16.255 | 1:16.162 |
| 09 | J. Button | McLaren | 1:16.631 | 1:16.214 | 1:16.182 |
| 10 | K. Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:17.013 | 1:16.245 | 1:16.214 |
| 11 | N. Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:16.897 | 1:16.300 | |
| 12 | K. Magnussen | McLaren | 1:16.446 | 1:16.310 | |
| 13 | S. Perez | Force India | 1:18.235 | 1:16.472 | |
| 14 | R. Grosjean | Lotus | 1:17.732 | 1:16.687 | |
| 15 | D. Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:16.938 | 1:16.713 | |
| 16 | A. Sutil | Sauber | 1:17.519 | 1:17.314 | |
| 17 | P. Maldonado | Lotus | 1:18.328 | ||
| 18 | M. Chilton | Marussia | 1:18.348 | ||
| 19 | J. Bianchi | Marussia | 1:18.359 | ||
| 20 | K. Kobayashi | Caterham | 1:19.278 | ||
| 21 | M. Ericsson | Caterham | 1:19.820 | ||
| 22 | E. Gutierrez | Sauber | DNQ |
