Summary

  • Race coverage live online from 18:30 BST and 5 live from 19:30

  • Hamilton on pole, Rosberg 2nd, ahead of Red Bulls and Ferraris

  • Hamilton reports gearbox concerns

  • F1 outlaws moving under braking after drivers' protests

  • Get involved #bbcf1: what do you think of the ruling?

  1. Get involved #bbcf1published at 19:39 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

  2. Postpublished at 19:39 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

    The top six are staying put in their respective garages. Everyone from seventh and below are out for a last shot an improvement.

  3. Postpublished at 19:38 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

  4. Postpublished at 19:37 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

    Four minutes remaining of Q2 and it is Daniel Ricciardo who leads from Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen and Max Verstappen.

    Carlos Sainz, Daniil Kvyat and Marcus Ericsson are 11th, 12th and 13th respectively, while we are yet to see lap times from Jolyon Palmer, Felipe Massa and Esteban Gutierrez.

    RicciardoImage source, Getty Images
  5. Postpublished at 19:34 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

  6. Get involved #bbcf1published at 19:33 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

  7. Postpublished at 19:32 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

    Daniel Ricciardo, on the faster compound of tyre, goes quickest of all with 1:36.255 but he's only a fraction quicker than Nico Rosberg, who is on the slower soft tyres.

  8. Postpublished at 19:31 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

  9. Postpublished at 19:31 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

    Scrap that, only Daniel Ricciardo is on the super-softs with Max Verstappen on the softs. Red Bull are splitting their strategy. 

  10. Postpublished at 19:30 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

    The two Red Bulls are out on the super-softs as Nico Rosberg sets the first time in Q2 with a 1:36.351. Lewis Hamilton is second quickest, a hundredth of a second down on his team-mate's time.

  11. Postpublished at 19:28 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

    Tom Clarkson
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    The conditions are constantly changing, we are getting a little more wind as the qualifying session goes on so the drivers are having to adapt.

  12. Second qualifying startspublished at 19:27 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

    We are up and running with the second part of qualifying. 

    Remember the tyres you set your times on in this session are the tyres you start the race on tomorrow. Both Mercedes drivers are out on softs.

  13. Get involved #bbcf1published at 19:26 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

  14. Listen on 5 live sports extrapublished at 19:25 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

    BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    You can listen to commentary on the final half hour of qualifying on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra right now.

  15. INpublished at 19:24 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

    Lewis Hamilton finishes fastest in the first part of practice for the United States Grand Prix.

    1) Hamilton 2) Rosberg 3) Verstappen 4) Ricciardo 5) Hulkenberg 6) Raikkonen 7) Vettel 8) Perez 9) Massa 10) Bottas 11) Sainz 12) Kvyat 13) Alonso 14) Ericsson 15) Gutierrez 16) Palmer

  16. Postpublished at 19:22 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

     "Traffic, Renault, on the racing line on the last corner," Jenson Button said after his lap. It was Jolyon Palmer's Renault. 

  17. OUTpublished at 19:21 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

    17) Grosjean 18) Magnussen 19) Button 20) Wehlrein 21) Nasr 22) Ocon

  18. Postpublished at 19:20 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

    There's good news for another Briton, though, as Jolyon Palmer has crept into Q2, finishing 16th.

    PalmerImage source, Getty Images
  19. Button out in Q1published at 19:19 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

    Jenson Button is immediately shoved back into the dropzone by a good lap by Marcus Ericsson and the 2009 world champion is out in Q1. He will start at least from 17th.

    ButtonImage source, Getty Images
  20. Postpublished at 19:18 British Summer Time 22 October 2016

    Jenson Button got caught behind a Manor and a Renault and he does a 1:38.327, that puts him 16th and safe for now, but the other drivers are coming out for their laps now.

    A nervous couple of minutes for Button.