Summary

  • Hamilton on pole, Rosberg 2nd after both spin off

  • Vettel third, Massa 4th, Hulkenberg 5th

  • Rosberg fastest in Q1 & Q2

  • Raikkonen out in Q1, Ricciardo out in Q2

  • Alonso & Button handed 25-place grid penalties

  1. Bye for nowpublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 20 June 2015

    OK, that's us done for today.

    We had some really good entertainment on track today but events have been soured somewhat by the sad news coming out of Graz.

    We'll keep you updated on this story on the BBC Sport website.

    We're back with you tomorrow at 11:30 BST for the eighth round of the season, where Lewis Hamilton starts from pole once again.

  2. Postpublished at 15:22 British Summer Time 20 June 2015

    Mercedes on Twitter:, external Awful news from Graz today. Our thoughts are with the injured, our prayers with the families of the victims. Racing pales next to this.

  3. Making some sense of the gridpublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 20 June 2015

    So, after various penalties are applied your top 16 will look like this.

    1 Lewis Hamilton, 2 Nico Rosberg, 3 Sebastian Vettel, 4 Felipe Massa, 5 Nico Hulkenberg, 6 Valtteri Bottas, 7 Max Verstappen, 8 Felipe Nasr, 9 Romain Grosjean, 10 Pastor Maldonado, 11 Marcus Ericsson, 12 Carlos Sainz, 13 Sergio Perez, 14 Kimi Raikkonen, 15 Roberto Merhi, 16 Will Stevens.

    And then the back two rows of the grid will be filled by Red Bull duo Daniil Kvyat and Daniel Ricciardo and McLaren pair Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button, in an order still to be confirmed by the FIA after penalties are applied.

    Kvyat qualified eighth but is to receive a 10-place penalty for an engine change, while Ricciardo has the same punishment, but as he took 14th on the grid he will also have to take a five-second penalty at a pit stop in the race because he cannot serve his full penalty.

    Alonso took 15th but as he cannot serve his 25-place grid penalty in full he will have to take a drive-through penalty early in the race. Button, who took 17th on the provisional grid, has the same 25-place penalty and will serve a 10-second stop-and-go penalty early in the race.

  4. BREAKING NEWSpublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 20 June 2015

    At least three people are dead and dozens are injured after a man drove his car into crowds in a square in the Austrian city of Graz.

    The driver has been arrested but police have released no further details. Part of the city has been sealed off and emergency services have launched a major operation.

    Graz is Austria's second largest city and the square was hosting an event related to the nearby Austrian Grand Prix.

    The area's governor confirmed that three people had died and 34 were injured, some seriously.

    Read more on this developing story on the BBC News website.

  5. Overdue British pole in Austriapublished at 15:00 British Summer Time 20 June 2015

    Formula 1 on Twitter: 'Lewis Hamilton is the first British driver since James Hunt in 1976 to secure pole at the Austrian Grand Prix.'

    James HuntImage source, Getty Images
  6. Get involved - #bbcf1published at 14:41 British Summer Time 20 June 2015

    Paul Hallett: Hamilton really does manage to find the grip at just the right time; who'd have said he'd get it after FP1, 2, 3 and Q1 and 2. Marvellous.

    Vicky Sanderson: Rosberg deserved that pole. Been the better driver so far this weekend!

    Peter: "And Hamilton's off the track this must be Rosberg's pole..."

    wise guysImage source, Warner Bros
  7. Top three interviewspublished at 14:35 British Summer Time 20 June 2015

    Nico Rosberg, P2: "Definitely gutted, but Lewis was 0.2secs up on the previous lap and I was 0.2secs exactly up at that point so I knew I had to go for it."

    rosbergImage source, Reuters
    Hamilton and RosbergImage source, Getty Images
  8. Who says modern F1 is rubbish?published at 14:35 British Summer Time 20 June 2015

    Lewis Hamilton's pole time of 1:08.455 is just 0.547secs slower than the all-time quickest lap at this track, which was set by Michael Schumacher in a 2003 Ferrari.

    With a 3.0-litre V10.

    In the middle of a tyre war.

    And with unlimited fuel flow.

    Not bad for a hybrid.

    GettyImage source, Getty Images
    Michael SchuamcherImage source, Getty Images
  9. Top three interviewspublished at 14:22 British Summer Time 20 June 2015

    Sebastian Vettel, P3, on Mercedes having the edge in qualifying: "Yeah, they were a bit too quick. We tried everything and we looked good generally through practice, Q1 was tricky for all of us but we settled into the groove.

    "Generally the Mercedes-powered cars can turn up the performance a bit. Even the Williams were also a lot closer than they were in practice.

    "I want to thank the team and I think we should have a good car in the race."

    Sebastian VettelImage source, AFP
  10. Postpublished at 14:20 British Summer Time 20 June 2015

    Andrew Benson
    Chief F1 writer

    "Don't think I've ever seen that before, both pole contenders spinning on their final laps of the session. Amazing."

    Nico RosbergImage source, Reuters
  11. Hamilton now joint third on pole listpublished at 14:19 British Summer Time 20 June 2015

    That is Lewis Hamilton's pole is the 45th of career, pulling him level with Sebastian Vettel in third place on the all-time list.

    Only Ayrton Senna (65) and Michael Schumacher (68) have more.

    Senna and SchumacherImage source, Getty Images
  12. Top three interviewspublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 20 June 2015

    Lewis Hamilton, P1: "It was quite a difficult qualifying with the track conditions. I was grateful I got my third lap in on the first run in Q3. I was pushing that bit extra on the next run and just locked the rears.

    "I wasn't too concerned about losing pole at that time because I was trying to get the car going, but obviously afterwards I was thinking: 'I probably lost it there.'

    "Ferrari have really showed some great pace so tomorrow's going to be a tough race. Every little bit of time will count tomorrow."

    Lewis Hamilton and Nico RosbergImage source, AFP
  13. Get involved - #bbcf1published at 14:12 British Summer Time 20 June 2015

    Sean Harrison: Rosberg wouldn't have made that mistake last year. He's trying too hard this season. He knows Hamilton is quicker.

    Simon Burns: Listening to the qualifying on the radio, my heart stopped... thought Hamilton had crashed!

  14. How they qualifiedpublished at 14:11 British Summer Time 20 June 2015

    F1Image source, F1
  15. Postpublished at 14:09 British Summer Time 20 June 2015

    Force India on Twitter:, external A fantastic lap by Hulkenberg to clinch his best qualifying result of the season!

    P5 for the German, who is enjoying a purple patch after his win at Le Mans last weekend.

    Nico HulkenbergImage source, Getty Images
  16. Bring on the abacuspublished at 14:09 British Summer Time 20 June 2015

    Now that the grid has been decided, it's time for, er, the grid to be decided.

    A few penalties to be added on to that little lot.

    We'll clarify things for you soon.

  17. Top 10published at 14:05 British Summer Time 20 June 2015

    1 Hamilton, 2 Rosberg, 3 Vettel, 4 Massa, 5 Hulkenberg, 6 Bottas, 7 Verstappen, 8 Kvyat, 9 Nasr, 10 Grosjean

  18. Mercedes team radiopublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 20 June 2015

    Team: "Nico has gone off, so that's P1 mate. Well done."

  19. Rosberg loses it too!published at 14:01 British Summer Time 20 June 2015

    Rosberg looked set to profit from Hamilton's mistake, having gone faster in sector two on his final lap, but the German agonisingly loses it into the final turn.

    He runs wide in eight and locks up, careering straight on into nine.

    He gets out the car, furious with himself, and slaps his hands together in frustration.

    RosbergImage source, f1
    rosbergImage source, F1