00:08
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2024 F1 United States Grand Prix - Qualifying - As it happened
A recap of what happened in F1 qualifying for the United States Grand Prix.
19 Oct 2024
00:06
The full classification
00:01
Qualifying is over
Norris on pole ahead of Verstappen, Sainz, Leclerc, Piastri, Russell, Gasly, Alonso, Magnussen and Perez.
00:01
Yellow flags
Russell has crashed at the final corner. That will hand Norris pole position.
23:58
Time for the final runs
Alonso moves into eighth for Aston Martin. He completed his lap in the gap as he has only one set of tyres left.
23:54
Order after the first runs
Norris, Verstappen, Sainz, Leclerc, Piastri, Russell, Gasly, Magnussen.
No times from Perez or Alonso yet.
23:53
Verstappen only second
He slots into second, 0.031s down on Norris.
23:52
Great lap from Norris
It's a 1m32.330s for Norris, 0.6s ahead of Piastri.
Verstappen goes fastest in the first sector in the Red Bull.
23:48
Q3 is underway
Can anyone stop Verstappen here?
23:41
Out in Q2
Alonso and Magnussen make it through.
Out in Q2: Tsunoda, Hulkenberg, Ocon, Stroll and Lawson.
23:38
Verstappen lowers the benchmark again
A 1m32.584s for the Dutchman, 0.267s ahead of Norris.
Leclerc moves into third, 0.3s down.
23:35
Five minutes to go
Ocon, Alonso, Stroll, Leclerc and Lawson are in the drop-zone.
23:32
Norris lowers the benchmark
A 1m32.851s for the McLaren driver, 0.2s ahead of Verstappen. Piastri slots into third.
23:30
Verstappen sets the early pace
A 1m33.052s for the Dutchman, 0.4s ahead of Gasly. Sainz completes the top three.
23:25
Q2 underway
The second part of qualifying in Austin is now underway.
23:20
Out in Q1
Albon, Colapinto, Bottas, Hamilton and Zhou.
23:18
Great lap from Lawson
He moves up to third in the VCARB as the chequered flag falls for Q1.
Who will make it through?
23:16
Verstappen goes fastest
He sets a 1m33.046s to go 0.2s ahead of Leclerc. Russell moves into third.
A poor lap from Hamilton - he's 16th and could be knocked out here.
23:15
Into the final two minutes
The two Mercedes drivers start their final laps as they look to make it into Q2.
Verstappen has gone fastest of all in the first sector.
23:13
Ferraris move up the order
A 1m33.241s puts Leclerc top of the order, 0.3s ahead of Gasly. Sainz slots into third behind the Alpine driver.
23:11
In the drop-zone currently
Six minutes on the clock: Russell, Hamilton, Zhou, Leclerc and Tsunoda are currently in the elimination zone.
23:10
Gasly takes to the top
A 1m33.550s for the Alpine driver, putting him 0.1s ahead of Verstappen. Strong effort from the Frenchman.
23:09
Hulkenberg continues to impress in the Haas
He moves into second overall, 0.2s off Verstappen's top time.
Further down, Gasly has gone fastest in the middle sector for Alpine.
23:07
Great lap from Verstappen
He sets a 1m33.690s to go 0.4s clear of Norris at the top of the timesheets.
Perez's first lap is good enough for third in the order, matching Norris' benchmark.
23:05
Early times on the board
Norris leads the way with a 1m34.029s, 0.075s ahead of Sainz. Alonso completes the top three, 0.4s off the pace.
