19:09
That's a wrap
Join us tomorrow afternoon for the sprint shootout and then the sprint race!
Oscar Piastri (AUS) McLaren MCL60. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 18,…
F1 Qatar Grand Prix 2023 - Qualifying: As it happened
Follow all of the action from this weekend's Qatar Grand Prix here with the Crash.net live blog.
06 Oct 2023
19:08
Top 10
Verstappen, Russell, Piastri, Hamilton, Alonso, Leclerc, Gasly, Ocon, Bottas and Norris.
19:04
Norris lap deleted!
He drops to tenth.
19:01
Pole for Verstappen
He takes pole, 0.296s ahead of Norris.
Russell and Piastri complete the top four.
18:58
Time for the final runs
All 10 cars are out on track on fresh softs.
Verstappen has a 0.6s margin over Hamilton at the moment.
18:54
Order after the first runs
Verstappen, Hamilton, Russell, Piastri, Leclerc, Ocon, Alonso, Gasly, Bottas and Norris.
18:53
Verstappen on top now
A 1m23.778s for Verstappen, 0.7s ahead of Russell.
Waiting to see what Hamilton can do now.
18:52
Big lap from Norris
A 1m24.008s - mighty.
But it's just been deleted by the stewards for track limits.
18:48
Q3 underway
It's time for Q3... Bottas takes to the track.
18:44
A crazy end to Q2
Hamilton had gone fastest, while Perez and Sainz haven't made it into Q3.
This has allowed Bottas to make it into the top 10 for Alfa Romeo - world class effort.
18:42
Out in Q2
Perez has his lap time deleted - he's out in Q3, unbelievable scenes.
Out in Q2: Tsunoda, Sainz, Perez, Albon and Hulkenberg.
18:37
McLaren 1-2
Norris and Piastri take to the top on fresh tyres - they should be safely through to Q3 here.
18:36
In the drop-zone
Piastri, Hulkenberg, Sainz, Bottas and Norris.
18:32
Current top 10
Verstappen, Russell, Hamitlon, Gasly, Alonso, Leclerc, Perez, Tsunoda, Piastri and Hulkenberg.
18:31
Early benchmark from Verstappen
A 1m24.758s, 0.4s clear of Gasly.
Leclerc and Tsunoda complete the top four.
18:25
Q2 underway
The second session is now underway.
Hamilton, Tsunoda, Lawson and Piastri are under investigation for "failing to follow race directors instructions" - based on previous weekends, should be NFA.
18:19
Out in Q1
Sargeant, Stroll, Lawson, Magnussen and Zhou.
18:18
Chequered flag
Waiting to see who can make it into Q2 here...
18:16
Two minutes to go
Lawson, Hulkenberg, Stroll, Zhou and Magnussen are in the drop-zone.
18:15
Norris confirms McLaren's pace
He's 0.321s clear of Leclerc at the top of the timesheets now.
18:14
Four minutes to go
Leclerc goes fastest with a 1m25.452s, 0.2s clear of Alonso.
Perez into fourth.
18:13
Hamilton
Hamilton's first lap of the day puts him third overall, a tenth off Russell.
18:11
The track is ramping up
Russell slots into second; Bottas third.
18:10
In the drop-zone
Zhou, Norris, Hulkenberg, Russell and Hamilton.
18:08
Great lap from Alonso
He's gone 0.7s clear of the rest of the field.