The FIA and Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone have agreed to return to the 2015 qualifying format after receiving a letter from the participating teams.
FIA president Jean Todt and Ecclestone were urged to scrap the elimination system that was used for the first two races of the season in Australia and Bahrain.
It has been agreed that last year's format will be put in place for the Chinese Grand Prix.
An FIA statement read: "At the unanimous request of the teams in a letter received today, Jean Todt, President of the FIA, and Bernie Ecclestone, commercial rights holder representative, accepted, in the interests of the Championship, to submit a proposal to the F1 Commission and World Motor Sport Council to revert to the qualifying format in force in 2015.
"This proposal, if approved by the F1 governing bodies, will take effect as from the Chinese Grand Prix and will apply for the rest of the season. Jean Todt and Bernie Ecclestone welcomed the idea put forward by the teams to have a global assessment of the format of the weekend for 2017."
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg is currently leading the way in the championship after winning the first two races.
