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Thank you all for joining us in this intense qualifyng with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you, see you all again!
Here is a reminder of the classification results
The two Red Bulls were the fastest. Behind Lando Norris and the two Spanish drivers, Carlos Sainz and Fernando Alonso.
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FIFTH CONSECUTIVE POLE POSITION FOR MAX VERSTAPPEN
Max Verstappen is again the fastest in qualifying and has been the fastest in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix.
VERSTAPPEN TAKES POLE IN SUZUKA!! 🇯🇵
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 6, 2024
Perez improves on his final lap but it's not enough to deny Max a fifth straight pole position! #F1 #JapaneseGP pic.twitter.com/5BwC2aNDwc
🏁 FINAL Q3
1. Max Verstappen
2. Sergio Pérez
3. Lando Norris
4. Carlos Sainz
5. Fernando Alonso
6. Oscar Piastri
7. Lewis Hamilton
8. Charles Leclerc
9. George Russell
10. Yuki Tsunoda
⏳ Q3 00:00
Turn of the two Mercedes. Neither improves so the pole goes to Max Verstappen.
⏳ Q3 00:00
Carlos Sainz, who is 4th for the moment, does not improve. If Fernando Alonso, who is placed behind. Right now he is 5th
⏳ Q3 1:20
The two Red Bulls are the first to do the lap. First sector purple for Max Verstappen, while slower Carlos Sainz.
⏳ Q3 3:30
Charles Leclerc makes a lap and starts seventh, although he has no more chances. All nine remaining drivers now start for their second and last chance in Q3.
After the first attempt of Q3, the times are as follows
⏳ Q3 6:30
Out comes Charles Leclerc, alone, but the Ferrari driver has only one chance. Although when he enters the pits they will go out on track.
⏳ Q3 7:30
Max Verstappen is placed first, who has made record in the third sector. Fernando is behind Hamilton, while Sainz is behind the Red Bulls. Norris is the one in second position now, among the Red Bulls.
⏳ Q3 9:30
The first to start the lap are the Mercedes. Then the two Red Bulls, followed by the two Spanish drivers.
⏳ Q3 10:50
Charles Leclerc remains in the garage for now. The others are already on the track;
🚥 Q3 12:00
Q3 starts. The moment arrives in which the pole will be decided. The drivers do not wait and start all together.
Tsunoda breaks into the top-10
YUKI 🙌💯
It's Q3 in Suzuka for the home hero as Tsunoda heads through the top-ten shootout 💪#F1 #JapaneseGP pic.twitter.com/B7SP6NHH2j — Formula 1 (@F1) April 6, 2024
❌ Drivers eliminated in Q2.
Ricciardo
Hulkenberg
Bottas
Albon
Esteban Ocon
⏳Q2 00:00
Tsunoda overtakes Ricciardo and leaves the Australian out. The Japanese will be in Q3 and the grandstand celebrates it.
⏳Q2 00:00
The two Mercedes improve, Lewis Hamilton is in 3rd position, while Russell Russell is 7th.
⏳Q2 1:32
Top seven drivers stay off the track and save a soft tire for Sunday's race
⏳Q2 2:36
Tsunoda, Ocon, Ricciardo, Hulkenberg and Alex Albon are the drivers currently in the elimination zone.
⏳Q2 3:50
The drivers are back on track. While Carlos Sainz is being checked.
The standings after the first heat of Q2 are as follows
⏳Q2 7:00
Carlos Sainz placed fifth behind Fernando Alonso, while Charles Leclerc seventh behind Oscar Piastri
⏳Q2 8:30
Very mediocre times for the Mercedes. While now it's the turn of the Ferraris
⏳Q2 9:35
Lando Norris is third, while Fernando Alonso is fourth. He has lost some of McLaren and remains close to the two Red Bulls.
⏳Q2 11:30
Checo Perez was first, but Max Verstappen snatched the first position with a 1:28.740, 12 thousandths of a second faster than the Mexican.
⏳Q2 13:10
Fernando Alonso joins the team and his Spanish compatriot will soon follow, along with several other drivers.
🚥 Q2 15:00
The second Q2 starts. The first drivers to start are the two Red Bulls, Max Verstappen and Checo Perez.
Drivers who used only one tire in Q1
Max Verstappen, Checo Pérez, Fernando Alonso, Carlos Sainz, Oscar Piastri, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.
This was Fernando Alonso's lap that placed him in second position in Q1.
¡Fernando Alonso va volando y se pone segundo a las primeras de cambio!
Si quedaba alguien por despertarse en España, ya estamos todos#JaponDAZNF1 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/XbAfTogBRe — DAZN España (@DAZN_ES) April 6, 2024
❌ Drivers eliminated in Q1.
Lance Stroll
Pierry Gasly
Kevin Magnussen
Logan Sargeant
Zhou
⏳Q1 00:00
Hulkenberg is saved, Tsunoda too, good lap by Ocon and watch out for Lance Stroll's fall.
⏳Q1 2:00
We enter the last 2 minutes. Leclerc is going, although it seems that the Monaco driver should have no problems to pass to Q2.
⏳Q1 3:45
They now start with the Williams. Attention that Charles Leclerc is going to have to use the second tire. He is currently tenth
⏳Q1 6:45
Many drivers are already in the garage and some drivers will not start any more to save the soft tire for a possible Q3.
⏳Q1 8:15
Right now in the elimination zone are:
Gasly
Hulkenberg
Sargeant
Zhou
Kevin Magnussen
⏳Q1 10:22
Checo Pérez got first, but Max Verstappen is already in front with a 1:28.866. Fernando Alonso steals the second position to the Mexican;
⏳Q1 11:30
There will be an investigation after the first session following George Russell's incident with Oscar Piastri. It seems that it will remain a financial penalty
⏳Q1 13:30
All the drivers start to leave. Lewis Hamilton holds the traffic. Everyone goes out with the soft tire
⏳Q1 15:00
Kevin Magnussen sets the first qualifying time. The Haas driver sets a 1:31.203.
🚥 Q1 18:00
Qualifying gets underway. The traffic light comes on and the first to start is Kevin Magnussen.
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Watch out for this fact
To see the importance of qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, we bring you this important fact. In the last 12 Japanese Grand Prix, the winner has started from the front row 11 times.
Fastest by sector
In the final free practice for the Japanese Grand Prix, Lando Norris was the fastest in the first sector, the second was for George Russell, while the third sector, which is the shortest, was for Alex Albon.
Suzuka Circuit Data
Circuit length: 5.807 kilometers
Lap record: 1:30.983 (Lewis Hamilton in 2019)
Built: 1962
First Grand Prix: 1987
Max Verstappen seeks fourth pole of the season
After achieving it in the Grand Prix of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Australia and will seek to do so in Japan to add the fourth in a row. He has been the fastest in free practice 1 and 3 starts as the big favorite.
A special day for Oscar Piastri
The McLaren driver turns 23 years old today. The Australian wants to celebrate with a great weekend.
Great atmosphere at Suzuka
Suzuka just hits different 🥲#F1 #JapaneseGP pic.twitter.com/kKCnd7vhr6 — Formula 1 (@F1) April 6, 2024
Charles Leclerc to pay tribute to Jules Bianchi
It is 10 years since the French driver's tragic accident at the Japanese Grand Prix, which ended his life nine months later. This weekend the Ferrari driver will wear a helmet to pay tribute to Jules Bianchi.
A special helmet in memory of a very special person for me. ❤️
— Charles Leclerc (@Charles_Leclerc) April 4, 2024
10 years this year since we have lost Jules here in Japan.
So many memories together that I’ll never ever forget.
I miss you and I’ll do everything to bring that helmet on the top step of the podium on Sunday. 🤍 pic.twitter.com/aT7QVbtedJ
Shock for Daniel Ricciardo
The Australian driver had a run off the track in free practice 3, although he was able to continue the session without any problems.
La F1 no da puntada sin hilo 😅
— DAZN España (@DAZN_ES) April 6, 2024
Ricciardo se sale de la pista y la realización enfoca inmediatamente a Lawson 👀#JaponDAZNF1 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/vSBieAK6ws
Free Practice 3
Again Max Verstappen has been the fastest in the last practice session. Behind, his teammate Checo Perez. Three tenths behind was George Russell, who finished ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton.
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What time is the Qualifying of the Japanese Grand Prix in Formula 1?
This is the start time of qualifying in several countries:
Argentina: 02:00 hrs.
Bolivia: 01:00 hrs.
Brazil: 01:00 hrs.
Chile: 00:00 hrs.
Colombia: 00:00 hrs.
Ecuador: 00:00 hrs.
Spain: 8:00 hrs.
Mexico: 00:00 hrs.
Paraguay: 1:00 hrs.
Peru: 00:00 hrs.
Uruguay: 01:00 hrs.
Greece: 8:00 hrs.
Serbia: 7:00 hrs.
Max Verstappen seeks his third consecutive pole in Japan
The Dutchman is a big favorite again in the 2024 World Championship, and last year he managed to be the fastest in the classification as well as in 2022. The last time someone other than the Dutchman achieved pole position here was in 2019 and it was Sebastian Vettel with Ferrari. We remember that in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 the Japanese Grand Prix was not held
The Williams continue with problems
After Logan Sargeant could not compete in the Australian Grand Prix following the accident of his teammate Albon, which left the team without available chassis. In Japan Sargeant will have to race with Alex Albon's repaired chassis so they still don't have a third chassis. Furthermore, for more problems, Sargeant had an accident in the first free practice sessions that caused a red flag.
¡Golpe tremendo de Sargeant y bandera roja!
— DAZN España (@DAZN_ES) April 5, 2024
El piloto de Williams se va contra el muro cuando está montando el chasis reparado de Albon en su coche#JaponDAZNF1 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/2wt1DXz1lo
Second Free Practice
The second practice session was marked by rain and very few drivers rode, in total only five drivers managed to make the lap. Piastri, Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc finished in the top 3, although they are not very significant
First Free Practice
The two Red Bulls were the fastest in the first session. Carlos Sainz, the last winner of the Grand Prix, finished in third position. Piastri and Gasly have been the ones who have done the most laps
What happened in the last Formula 1 race?
In the Australian Grand Prix the victory went to Carlos Sainz, with a double for Ferrari, Charles Leclerc finished second behind the Spaniard. A race that was marked by the abandonment of Max Verstappen at the start of the race. The podium was completed by Lando Norris. The Mexican Checo Pérez finished in fifth position. The two Mercedes drivers, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, did not finish the race either.
Japanese Grand Prix Qualifying
This Saturday, March 6, 2024, the classification of the Japanese Grand Prix will take place, the fourth of the Formula 1 World Championship season.
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