Bottas wins after overtaking both Ferraris at start
Verstappen spins after contact with Leclerc
Verstappen out
Qualifying and the race on the same day in future?
Ash Chambers: Practice Sat and Q+Race Sun won't leave enough time for all the support races in a weekend, and especially for the European races any damage to cars in quali makes it really tight for getting them on the start line for the race in time.
Listen to our 5 Live commentary as Sebastian Vettel produced a scintillating lap to take pole position at the Japanese GP.
We will be on 5 Live again at 06:00 BST.
These were the great scenes from Suzuka seven years ago when Kamui Kobayashi got himself into third on to the podium, behind winner Sebastian Vettel and second-placed Felipe Massa.
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A win today for Hamilton would take him level with Michael Schumacher as the most successful driver in Japan.
All four of Sebastian Vettel's wins in Japan came at Red Bull. Will today be his first in Ferrari colours at Suzuka.
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Kimi Raikkonen won the 2005 Japanese Grand Prix with a fantastic overtake past Giancarlo Fisichella on the final lap of a thrilling race.
You can't beat last-lap drama. Beautiful
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Here is the picture in the drivers' championship. Just a shame that Ferrari were not that competitive at the start otherwise this could be really interesting.
Image source, .And this is the situation in the constructors' title.
Image source, .Mercedes will win the constructors' title today if they pick up 14 more points than Ferrari.
The drivers' title will not be sorted out today, but if Lewis Hamilton takes the chequered flag here and again in Mexico in two weeks' time then he is a six-time world champion.
The world title on the line between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost and they crash, an incident that eventually gave the Frenchman the world title.
"Oh my goodness, this is fantastic," says legendary commentator Murray Walker.
Senna got going again but the fact he was pushed back on to the track and didn't complete the corner meant he was disqualified.
Watch the incident below...
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Our starting grid will now look like this...
Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer at Suzuka
New gearboxes for Magnussen and Kubica after their crashes mean academic five-place penalties for both. Kubica's chassis change means he has to start from pit lane.
Always love the drivers going around the track in vintage cars. Here's Lando Norris being driven around.
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So we've had qualifying on Sunday. But this is not a new situation as we've had similar problems in Japan in 2004 and 2010, Australia three years later and the United States four years ago.
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Drivers' parade time...
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Meanwhile, Racing Point go for the lucky mascot approach.
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Some words from Lando on starting eighth...
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Interesting vote running on Lewis Hamilton's Instagram stories at the moment.
72% of his followers - and Hamilton himself - think Friday practice should be scrapped in favour of just a Saturday and Sunday race weekend.
Do you agree? Tell us your thoughts using the hashtag bbcf1.
Image source, Lewis Hamilton InstagramAndrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer at Suzuka
Lewis Hamilton did not sound too confident after qualifying about being able to fight his way through to a win from fourth on the grid. “Ferrari have a faster car,” he said. “We have a solid car. Hopefully we will be able to give them a run for their money but they are very quick on the straights.”
Hamilton was just 0.009 seconds slower than Valtteri Bottas, and did not sound especially thrilled about his qualifying performance either. “It could have gone better,” he said. “But it’s a beautiful day, everyone’s safe and hopefully we’ll have a good race.” Qualifying, he said, was “not spectacular. The car was fine. They turn up and go to another level which we cannot compete with power-wise. Q2 first run was really solid, the second run not too great and then the next two were so-so.”