Summary

  • Hamilton on pole, Vettel 2nd, Bottas 3rd, Raikkonen 4th

  • Alonso 7th for McLaren

  • Sunday's race coverage from 11:30 BST

  1. Postpublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Sebastian Vettel ends up less than a tenth of a second down on Lewis Hamilton. He locked up at the final chicane and that looks to have cost him pole position.

  2. chequered flag

    Chequered flagpublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Lewis Hamilton takes pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix.

  3. Postpublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Sebastian Vettel edges ahead of Valtteri Bottas, not quite enough for pole position!

  4. Postpublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Lewis Hamilton also does NOT improve...

  5. Postpublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Valtteri Bottas cannot improve so he won't be on pole...

  6. Postpublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Sebastian Vettel is faster than anyone through the first sector, almost two tenths quicker than Lewis Hamilton. Wow. This is going to be close!

    Lewis Hamilton and Sebastien VettelImage source, Getty Images
  7. Postpublished at 13:59 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Lewis Hamilton is a touch quicker than Valtteri Bottas through the first sector...

  8. Postpublished at 13:58 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas are next to rumble out onto the circuit. 

    Two minutes to go...

  9. Postpublished at 13:57 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Fernando Alonso is the first to head back out of the pits, prompting huge cheers from the stands. They are loving this.

  10. Postpublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

  11. Postpublished at 13:55 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Tom Clarkson
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    It was in the final sector where Hamilton picked up pace and it is all about traction in the final sector and was brilliant from Hamilton as he kept the tyres alive right to the end. 

  12. Postpublished at 13:55 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Esteban Ocon, Felipe Massa, Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso have stayed in the pits so they are going for a solitary run.

  13. Postpublished at 13:54 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Max VerstappenImage source, Getty Images

    Max Verstappen goes fifth quickest with 1:19.8767 but Daniel Ricciardo's lap is a scruffy one and he ends up half a second down on his team-mate.

  14. Postpublished at 13:53 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Neither of the Ferraris can top that as Kimi Raikkonen goes third quickest, three tenths down on Lewis Hamilton's time while Sebastian Vettel is half a second down in P4.

  15. Postpublished at 13:53 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Valtteri Bottas is the first across the line with a 1:19.390... but Lewis Hamilton goes even quicker! A 1:19.149 and a quarter of a second quicker than Bottas!

    Where did that come from?

  16. Postpublished at 13:52 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Valtteri Bottas quickest in the middle sector but Kimi Raikkonen smashes it out of the park in the first sector...

  17. Postpublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Tom Clarkson
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    It is interesting you've got Hamilton and Vettel close together and everyone is jostling for position. 

  18. Postpublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Valtteri BottasImage source, Reuters

    Valtteri Bottas cracks on with his first flying lap in Q3, so he'll set the initial pace.

  19. Get involved #bbcf1published at 13:50 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Amit Mandalia: As great as that Alonso lap was to get into Q3, there's every chance it'll stop on track in the next few minutes.

  20. Postpublished at 13:49 British Summer Time 13 May 2017

    Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas head out onto the track.

    This is going to be close. Very, very close.