Summary

  • Ferrari's Carlos Sainz on pole position for Singapore Grand Prix

  • Mercedes of George Russell in P2 with second Ferrari of Charles Leclerc P3

  • Championship leader Max Verstappen eliminated in Q2 alongside Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez

  • Norris P4, Hamilton P5, Magnussen P6, Alonso P7, Ocon P8, Hulkenberg P9, Lawson P10

  • Out in Q2: Verstappen, Gasly, Perez, Albon, Tsunoda

  • Aston Martin's Lance Stroll suffers huge crash at end of Q1 to bring out red flag

  • Stroll walks away unharmed but car suffers extensive damage

  • Out in Q1: Bottas, Piastri, Sargeant, Zhou, Stroll

  • Get involved via #bbcf1

  • Use audio icon at top of the page to listen to BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra commentary

Live Reporting

Lorraine McKenna

  1. Carlos Sainz has the Mercedes of George Russell to keep an eye on next. Will the Briton add to his pole position tally? No! Russell slips into second place between the two Ferraris.

  2. Carlos Sainz, Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc are fighting out between each other to take the front row. Norris goes second as Sainz stays on pole! Can Leclerc beat his team-mate? No!

  3. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    Carlos Sainz in particular has been fast since the get-go, Charles Leclerc has been right there with him, but on this occasion Sainz seems to have the edge.

  4. The clocks hits two minutes to go and no-one wants to be caught up in traffic under the lights. The Stealth Mode livery of the McLaren is ready to try and climb onto provisional pole. Here goes Lando Norris...

  5. Alice Powell
    British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Norris, a really good job there, he has a good first sector, so does Russell but then that middle sector they lose a little bit and then certainly for Russell he's about three tenths down in the last sector from Sainz. The Mercedes are actually struggling a little bit in that final sector.

  6. The Ferrari fans in the stands are giddy with anticipation. They can feel another Scuderia pole in the air but will the F1 gods bless them with a front-row grid slot?

  7. Top 10

    1. Carlos Sainz

    2. Charles Leclerc

    3. Lando Norris

    4. George Russell

    5. Lewis Hamilton

    6. Fernando Alonso

    7. Kevin Magnussen

    8. Nico Hulkenberg

    9. Esteban Ocon

    10. Liam Lawson

  8. Alice Powell
    British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Sainz is gone he is in a different league in that sector, he's three tenths quicker than Russell in the middle sector.

  9. Fernando Alonso falls down to P6 as Lando Norris slips into third on the grid. George Russell has been swift in Singapore so far but his first banker lap is only good enough for fourth spot.

    Charles Leclerc needs to fine 0.251 seconds to take back-to-back pole positions at Marina Bay.

  10. Soft rubber has been used all the way qualifying so far and Fernando Alonso is next to cross the line and go onto provisional pole.

    But the Ferraris are here and drop Alonso down the order. Sainz is quickest. Leclerc second.

  11. Don't forget, Red Bull have won every race this season and Max Verstappen has claimed 10 in a row to secure a new Formula 1 all-time record.

    Kevin Magnussen is first out of the blocks. 1:32.396 on soft tyres.

  12. Get Involved

    #bbcf1

    Raffael Hirt: Danny Ric was right—Max is such a sore loser

    Roxy: As Singapore is a notoriously tough track to overtake on so it might be lap 12 before Max is in front.

    Andrew Priestley: Toys being thrown out of the pram and a temper tantrum in three, two, one…

    Nulla Pax: So it is Lawson to Red Bull next season?

  13. Charles Leclerc is also being investigated after the session for failing to slow under a yellow flag. We could be going all night at this rate.

    Rapid decision. No further checks required. Carry on, Charles.

  14. Go! Go! Go!

    Ramp the excitement up.

  15. No Red Bulls will be taking part in this Q3 fight. Who are you putting your money on to grab pole?

  16. Max Verstappen jumped out of the car and walked straight off after failing to make it through to the pole shootout. We've seen the world champion win from low down on the grid but is this weekend Red Bulls dominance takes a blow?

    Carlos Sainz, George Russell and Fernando Alonso were the top three in that session.

    Well done, Liam Lawson. What an achievement for the youngster and a great addition to his F1 audition video.

    Max Verstappen is out in Q3.Getty Images

  17. Alice Powell
    British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    There's no bite there in the front end of his (Verstappen) Red Bull, just noticing he's overtaken a lot of cars to give himself the best to try and be out of the traffic but so far it's not worked for him because he's not even set a personal best sector.

  18. Team radio - Verstappen

    "I don't know if you saw that, but that was **** shocking, absolutely shocking experience."

  19. Out in Q2

    11. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

    12. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

    13. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)

    14. Alex Albon (Williams)

    15. Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri)

  20. Both Red Bulls are out in second qualifying! And Max Verstappen has two investigations hanging over his head, too.