18:08
Current order
Alonso, Leclerc, Verstappen, Piastri, Tsunoda, Gasly, Sargeant, Perez and Albon.
Oscar Piastri (AUS) McLaren MCL60. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 18, Qatar Grand Prix,…
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
18:06
Norris lap deleted
He's breached track limits - his lap has been invalidated.
18:06
Storming lap from Norris
He puts four-tenths between himself and Leclerc.
18:05
Alonso goes fastest
A strong start to the weekend for Aston Martin as he pips Verstappen by over a tenth.
18:04
Verstappen
A 1m26.884s for Verstappen to set the pace, 0.8s ahead of Bottas.
18:02
Mercedes
Mediums for Russell and Hamilton - an unusual early choice. Soft tyres for everyone else out there.
18:00
Q1 is underway
Qualifying in Qatar is go! Who will make it through to Q2?
17:55
Five minutes to go
Our qualifying prediction: Verstappen, Norris, Piastri, Leclerc and Sainz.
17:54
FP1 results
Here's how FP1 finished in Qatar...
Oscar Piastri (AUS) McLaren MCL60. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 18, Qatar Grand Prix, Doha…
17:53
Qualifying is coming soon...
Q1 starts at 6pm UK time. So just over five minutes.
15:33
Top 10
Verstappen, Sainz, Leclerc, Alonso, Perez, Tsunoda, Hulkenberg, Russell, Piastri and Norris.
15:30
Chequered flag
Verstappen fastest in FP1 for Red Bull.
15:30
Tsunoda into fourth
A great lap from Tsunoda puts him fourth for AlphaTauri.
15:27
Verstappen restores order
On the softs, he goes 0.4s ahead of Alonso.
Perez 0.5s off the pace in third.
15:25
Alonso goes fastest
A 1m27.919s now for Alonso on the mediums.
15:23
Soft runs
Hulkenberg slots into second on the softer rubber, 0.067s off Leclerc.
15:19
Into the final 10 minutes
Albon is out there on the softs but he's ran off the track, ruining his lap in the process.
15:15
Leclerc returns to the top
Making the most of the mediums, Leclerc returns to the top of the timesheets ahead of the McLaren duo.
15:14
Current order
Piastri, Norris, Alonso, Leclerc, Sainz, Verstappen, Gasly, Russell, Hamilton and Ocon.
15:10
Piastri on top
Piastri goes 0.2s clear of Alonso to go fastest in FP1.
15:07
FP1 shots
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 18, Qatar Grand…
14:59
Order with 30 minutes to go
Alonso, Leclerc, Verstappen, Russell, Norris, Stroll, Sainz, Hamilton, Perez and Hulkenberg.
14:55
Alonso takes to the top now
A 1m28.624s on the hards for Alonso - 0.4s clear of Leclerc.
14:51
Leclerc goes fastest
A 1m29.082s, 0.234s ahead of Verstappen. Alonso completes the top three.
14:50
Top 10 with 20 minutes to go
Russell, Verstappen, Norris, Alonso, Leclerc, Sainz, Hamilton, Perez, Hulkenberg and Stroll.
