Summary

  • Ricciardo takes maiden pole, Rosberg 2nd, Hamilton 3rd after engine trouble

  • Vettel 4th, Hulkenberg 5th, Raikkonen 6th

  • Verstappen crashes into barrier in Q1

  • Race coverage on Sunday from 11:30 BST

Live Reporting

Gary Rose

  2. The session is about to restart with six minutes left. No time yet from Fernando Alonso and he's under pressure to perform now.

  4. Tom Clarkson
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    Verstappen will be starting tomorrow's grand prix from 20th on the grid.

  5. Max Verstappen sounds glum as can be as he tells his team that he is OK. 

    Just catching a replay of his crash now and he touched the barrier at the first part of the chicane, breaking his front suspension and sending him careering over the sausage kerb and into the wall.

  6. Allan McNish
    BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst

    Verstappen has hit the wall right in front of our commentary position here at the swimming pool section! He is feeling total disappointment and frustration. It's slight inexperience, nothing more than that. It's not going to dent his career or his season.

  7. red flag

    Red flag

    The teenager was flying through the Swimming Pool section and bounces over the kerbs. He can't keep control and is straight into the wall. Heavy damage to his front wing, and the youngster's pride. He was pushing too hard there.

  8. Crash!

    Wow! Max Verstappen has crashed and is out of qualifying!

  9. Daniel Ricciardo goes fourth quickest with his first effort, a 1:14.912. 

    Daniel RicciardoReuters

  10. Allan McNish
    BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst

    Every second that you drive on this circuit you learn a little bit more.

  11. Sebastian Vettel has found his feet and he zips into P1 with 1:14.610. 

  12. Top 10 as it stands

    1) Hamilton 2) Rosberg 3) Vettel 4) Kvyat 5) Button 6) Raikkonen 7) Perez 8) Massa 9) Bottas 10) Hulkenberg 

  13. Tom Clarkson
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    Mercedes made a set up change yesterday. They made the car a little more "oversteery" according to the engineers.

  14. Red Bull, fashionably late, decide to join the action. Meanwhile, Sebastian Vettel goes third quickest with 1:15.250, almost half a second down on Lewis Hamilton's time.

  15. And Lewis Hamilton goes quickest with a 1:14.831. Now it's Nico Rosberg's turn, but he can't beat Hamilton's time, coming round half a tenth of a second slower than his team-mate.

    Lewis HamiltonGetty Images

  16. First timed laps coming in now. Romain Grosjean leads the way with a 1:16.621. It's a slow one first for Lewis Hamilton as he posts a 1:23.532. He's on a quick one now though.

  17. BBC Radio 5 Live

    Don't forget you can listen to commentary on qualifying on BBC Radio 5 live right now.

  18. Both Mercedes are immediately straight out on the circuit. No movement from the Red Bull garage. Fernando Alonso is also hanging fire before heading out.

  19. Allan McNish
    BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst

    I think the person who gets pole position at the end of qualifying, will be the person who makes the least amount of mistakes

  20. We were treated to a view from the Sauber as it was hoisted into the air, swinging back and forth.

    It was like being on the pirate ship at Alton Towers.