2024 F1 Chinese Grand Prix - Qualifying - As it happened

A recap of what happened in F1 qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix.

20 Apr 2024

08:18

Saubers on the move

Fifth and eighth for the two Saubers - they should be safely through.

08:13

Sainz lowers the benchmark

A 1m34.970s is now the overall best time from Sainz.

Ricciardo, Norris, Hamilton, Magnussen and Perez are all in the drop-zone with five minutes to go.

08:11

Piastri takes to the top

A 1m35.014s for the McLaren driver puts him 0.102s ahead of Alonso.

Verstappen and Bottas complete the top four.

08:08

Alonso goes fastest

A 1m35.116s for Alonso, 0.4s ahead of Bottas.

Waiting to see what Verstappen can do now.

08:06

Russell takes to the top

Russell beats Magnussen's time by just under 0.190s to take first place.

Norris slots into second now.

08:04

First times on the board

Magnussen leads the way with a 1m36.626s, 0.3s ahead of Gasly.

08:00

Q1 is now underway

The first part of qualifying is underway in Shanghai. The slowest five drivers will be eliminated and thus start 16th to 20th on the grid.

07:57

Weather

Conditions are still completely dry - like they were in the sprint race just under four hours ago.

07:49

How can you watch the action from Shanghai?

07:48

Welcome back

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Crash.net live blog for qualifying in China.

Q1 starts in just over 10 minutes' time.