2025 F1 Australian Grand Prix - Qualifying - As it happened

McLaren's pace is impressive  - but there's rain in the air for tomorrow.

Join us tomorrow from 3.30am UK time as we look ahead to the race (4am). 

They were 0.3s ahead of Verstappen in third.

There will be head-scratching at Ferrari - seventh and eighth for Hamilton and Leclerc.

Norris, Piastri, Verstappen, Russell, Tsunoda, Albon, Leclerc, Hamilton, Gasly and Sainz.

Tsunoda and Albon have beaten the two Ferraris. 

A stunning lap from Norris to take pole with a 1m15.096s, 0.084s ahead of Piastri.

Verstappen is third, 0.385s off the pace. 

He goes quickest in the first sector... 

All 10 cars are out on track. Piastri will be the first driver to set a time. 

Verstappen, Russell, Leclerc, Piastri, Albon, Tsunoda, Hamilton, Gasly, Sainz and Norris.

A 1m15.671s for Verstappen to take provisional pole ahead of Russell and Leclerc.

Piastri is only fourth after running wide, while Norris' lap has been deleted for track limits. 

Can anyone stop McLaren here? 

On Alonso: "Fernando sustained some floor damage in his first Q2 run which cost some performance for his final run in the session."

Hamilton's spun and lost control of his Ferrari. He should be safely through though to Q3.

Leclerc fails to improve on his latest timed lap, while Hamilton moves up to sixth in the other Ferrari.

Piastri, Norris, Verstappen, Russell, Leclerc, Tsunoda, Albon, Hamilton, Gasly and Sainz.

Out in Q1 currently: Hadjar, Stroll, Bortoleto, Alonso and Doohan.

Piastri takes top spot now with a 1m15.468s, 0.088s ahead of Norris. They have a 0.2s margin over Verstappen.

Verstappen sets the early pace - a 1m15.688 for the Dutchman.

He's out-qualified Hulkenberg and made it into Q2. Great effort. 

Antonelli, Hulkenberg, Lawson, Ocon and Bearman. 

He's out of qualifying after a number of mistakes on his latest lap.

Gasly, Hulkenberg, Lawson, Ocon and Bearman. 

He only manages 14th in the Mercedes. 

Alonso sets two purple sectors to go fifth overall. Aston Martin have arrived in 2025!

He goes fourth-fastest on the medium tyres. The rest of the top 15 have set their time on the softs. 

Another tidy lap from Verstappen to move within a tenth of Norris' top time.