03:48
Current order
Norris, Hamilton, Russell, Perez, Piastri, Leclerc, Sainz, Magnussen, Hulkenberg and Ocon.
Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari SF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 17…
F1 Japanese Grand Prix 2023 - Qualifying: As it happened
It's qualifying day for the 2023 Japanese Grand Prix. Follow all of the F1 action here with the Crash.net live blog.
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23 Sep 2023
03:47
Mercedes
Hamilton and Russell slot into second and third behind Norris - over half a second behind the McLaren driver.
Perez goes fourth, 0.6s off.
03:43
Storming lap from Norris
He goes 0.7s ahead of Piastri at the top of the timesheets. Leclerc and Sainz complete the top four.
Stroll fifth on the hard, 2.5s down.
03:39
Leclerc on top
Leclerc sets the early pace in the Ferrari with a 1m31.963s, less than a tenth ahead of Sainz.
Both drivers are doing their early laps on the softs.
Stroll, Piastri and Norris are all on track now.
03:37
Two cars on track
A slow start to the session but Sainz and Leclerc are out there currently.
03:32
AlphaTauri confirm driver pairing
03:31
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03:31
FP3 underway
The final 60 minutes of running ahead of qualifying is now underway.
03:30
Welcome
Hello everyone - welcome to the Crash.net live blog for final practice at the Japanese Grand Prix!
