Mercedes' Nico Rosberg of Germany celebrates qualifying in pole position with Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton of Britain and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo of Australia. [Photo/Agencies]

However, Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel eliminated in Q1 because of mechanical issues.

"We decided to try and pit to fix the car but there wasn't time. I'm very disappointed," said Vettel, who was the champion of the race last year.

Singapore Grand Prix is the Round 15 of the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship, which is the only street racing held at night in the world, with gorgeous night scene around the Marina Bay Street Circuit. The track is 5.065 km long with 23 corners spread over.

Hamilton has topped this season's driver standings with 250 points, and his team-mate Rosberg closely followed. Red Bull's Ricciardo ranked the third place with 161 points.

As for the constructor standings, Mercedes has anchored the first place with 498 points, followed by Red Bull and Ferrari, gaining 290 points and 279 points respectively.