18:25
That's a wrap
Attention switches to the sprint tomorrow afternoon. Until then, keep across Crash.net for the latest reaction and news from Qatar.
Pierre Gasly
2024 F1 Qatar Grand Prix - Sprint Qualifying - As it happened
A recap of what happened in F1 sprint qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix.
29 Nov 2024
18:24
The full order from Qatar
An intriguing sprint qualifying session in Qatar as Norris clinched pole
Lando Norris topped all three qualifying sessions
18:16
It's pole for Norris
He takes top spot ahead of Russell, Piastri, Sainz, Leclerc, Verstappen, Hamilton, Gasly, Hulkenberg and Lawson.
18:14
The McLarens are done
Norris pits and Piastri can't improve. All eyes on Russell, Verstappen, Leclerc and Sainz now.
18:12
Order after the first runs
Norris, Piastri, Russell, Verstappen, Hamilton, Leclerc, Gasly, Lawson, Sainz and Hulkenberg.
18:11
A McLaren 1-2
A 1m21.012s for Norris as he takes top spot ahead of Piastri.
18:10
Leclerc sets the early pace
A 1m21.705s for Leclerc. A number of other cars are going for an extra warm up lap though as Norris goes fastest in the first sector.
18:08
Time for SQ3
All 10 drivers are out on track on the softs.
18:00
Out in SQ2
After late furry of improvements: Hulkenberg, Gasly and Lawson are all through to SQ3.
Out in SQ2: Alonso, Albon, Bottas, Stroll and Magnussen.
17:57
Mighty lap from Norris
He goes 0.2s clear of Russell to take top spot. On the other side of the McLaren garage, Piastri has his best lap deleted for track limits.
17:56
Strong lap from Russell
He sets a 1m21.488s to go 0.3s ahead of Sainz.
Norris is on course to smash Russell's time though.
17:54
Five minutes on the clock
Piastri leads after the first runs ahead of Leclerc, Norris and Verstappen.
17:51
SQ2 is underway
Everyone is mandated to run on the mediums again.
17:44
Out in SQ1
Perez, Tsunoda, Ocon, Zhou and Colapinto.
17:42
Norris smashes the benchmark
He sets a 1m21.356s and is safely through. Let's see how the rest of the session plays out.
17:40
Two minutes to go
Stroll, Alonso, Zhou, Hulkenberg and Colapinto are in the drop-zone.
17:39
Norris reclaims top spot
A 1m22.021s now for Norris as he goes a tenth ahead of Leclerc.
17:37
The times tumble
It's a Ferrari 1-2 now with Leclerc a tenth ahead of Sainz. Norris is 0.6s off in third.
17:36
Strong lap from Norris
A 1m22.785s for Norris which puts him 0.4s ahead of Leclerc.
17:31
SQ1 is underway in Qatar
The two Ferraris are on track with the Saubers, Stroll, Magnussen and Colapinto.
17:25
Five minutes until sprint qualifying
SQ kicks off in just five minutes' time.
As a reminder, teams are mandated to use the mediums in SQ1 and SQ2. Softs in SQ3.
17:09
The story so far
- Leclerc was fastest in FP1 ahead of Norris and Piastri. Ferrari were expected to struggle this weekend due to the cooler temperatures combined with the high-speed corners
- Yet to see the best of Mercedes and Red Bull. Both teams were fancying their chances ahead of the weekend
- It's a sprint weekend so teams don't have much data to adjust their setups. They will get another chance to do so after the sprint though tomorrow
17:01
We're building up to sprint qualifying
14:40
The full order in FP1
14:31
Top 10
Leclerc, Norris, Piastri, Sainz, Tsunoda, Bottas, Stroll, Russell, Albon and Hamilton.
