After an eventful Grand Prix in Australia, Formula 1 has headed to Japan.
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen will be looking to bounce back from a DNF in Melbourne and is again one of the favourites to secure pole position in Suzuka.
There will also be plenty of attention on RB's Yuki Tsunoda, who is the only local driver on the grid.
The Sporting News will follow qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix, providing live updates and results.
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F1 grid, qualifying times for Japanese Grand PrixThe below table will be updated once qualifying has been concluded.
Position Driver Team Qual. time 1 — — — 2 — — — 3 — — — 4 — — — 5 — — — 6 — — — 7 — — — 8 — — — 9 — — — 10 — — — 11 Daniel Ricciardo* RB — 12 Nico Hulkenberg* Haas — 13 Valtteri Bottas* Sauber — 14 Alex Albon* Williams — 15 Esteban Ocon* Alpine — 16 Lance Stroll** Aston Martin — 17 Pierre Gasly** Alpine — 18 Kevin Magnussen** Haas — 19 Logan Sargeant** Williams — 20 Zhou Guanyu** Sauber —* Eliminated after Q2 ** Eliminated after Q1
F1 Japan: Live updates from Japanese Grand Prix qualifyingQ3: Just one set of new tyres remaining for Yuki Tsunoda and Charles Leclerc, whereas the other eight in the shootout have them for two runs.
Q2: Yuki Tsunoda knocks RB team-mate Daniel Ricciardo out of the top 10 with his final lap. That makes it three Q3 appearances out of three for the crowd favourite.
Daniel Ricciardo, Nico Hulkenberg, Valtteri Bottas, Alex Albon and Esteban Ocon are eliminated.
Q1: Lance Stroll, Pierre Gasly, Kevin Magnussen, Logan Sargeant and Zhou Guanyu are all eliminated with Valtteri Bottas producing on his final lap of Q1 to avoid the cut-off.
2 hours to lights out: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News' live coverage of the Japanese Grand Prix qualifying session for 2024.
Japan F1 schedule: What time is qualifying in Suzuka? UK USA Canada Australia India Date Saturday, Apr 6 Saturday, Apr 6 Saturday, Apr 6 Saturday, Apr 6 Saturday, Apr 6 Time 7 a.m. BST 2 a.m. ET 2 a.m. ET 5 p.m. AEDT 11:30 a.m. IST Japan F1 schedule: What time is the Japanese Grand Prix race? UK USA Canada Australia India Date Sunday, Apr 7 Sunday, Apr 7 Sunday, Apr 7 Sunday, Apr 7 Sunday, Apr 7 Time 6 a.m. BST 1 a.m. ET 1 a.m. ET 3 p.m. AEST 10:30 a.m. ISTBUY NOW: Latest F1 2024 merchandise on Fanatics - get kitted out with the best gear here!
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