Oscar Piastri (AUS) McLaren MCL60. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 18, Qatar Grand Prix, Doha, Qatar, Qualifying Day.
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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.

18:08
Current order

Alonso, Leclerc, Verstappen, Piastri, Tsunoda, Gasly, Sargeant, Perez and Albon.

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, Qatar, Qualifying Day. -
Oscar Piastri (AUS) McLaren MCL60. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 18,…

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 Prix, Doha, Qatar, Qualifying
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) Mercedes AMG F1 W14. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd…

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.

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