As it happened: Formula 1 Standings Updates in Australian GP Qualifying (2024)

"A bit unexpected today, but very happy with Q3 - both laps felt very nice. A bit of a tricky weekend so far, [Ferrari] seem very quick in the long runs so that makes tomorrow exciting."

1  Max VERSTAPPEN 1:15.915  

2  Carlos SAINZ +0.270  

3  Sergio PEREZ+0.359  

4  Lando NORRIS +0.400  

5  Charles LECLERC +0.520  

6  Oscar PIASTRI +0.657  

7  George RUSSELL +0.809  

8  Yuki TSUNODA +0.873  

9  Lance STROLL +1.157  

10  Fernando ALONSO +1.637

DRIVERS START THEIR LAST CHANCE TO TAKE THE POLE POSITION

Alonso, Verstappen, Perez then Sainz. The McLarens are next and then Leclerc who will be the last to cross the line of the front runners.

Stroll has had a tricky lap fighting his car - he can only go eighth.

1  Max VERSTAPPEN 1:16.048  

2  Carlos SAINZ +0.283  

3  Charles LECLERC +0.387  

4  Sergio PEREZ +0.410  

5  Lando NORRIS +0.549  

6  Oscar PIASTRI +0.819  

7  George RUSSELL +0.827  

8  Lance STROLL +1.153  

9  Yuki TSUNODA +1.342  

10  Fernando ALONSO- - NO TIME

Problems for Fernando Alonso. In a sector of the track he went off the track and hit the gravel. It is being studied if there is damage to his car.

Fight for fifth place for the McLarens

5 Lando NORRIS +0.549  

6 Oscar PIASTRI+0.819

1  Max VERSTAPPEN 1:16.048  

2  Carlos SAINZ +0.283  

3  Charles LECLERC +0.387  

New tyres for the Ferrari pair, but used for Russell and Alonso.

New tyres for the Red Bulls and McLaren drivers too, but Tsunoda is on used. And Stroll is the only driver yet to come out.

WE COME TO THE FIGHT FOR POLE POSITION AT THE AUSTRALIA GRAND PRIX 2024

WHO WILL TAKE IT?

NOTE THAT LEWIS HAMILTON IS ELIMINATED AFTER TSUNODA AND STROLL'S GREAT UPTURN IN TIME.

Hamilton achieves a substantial improvement on his time, but does not escape the risk of elimination

FERNANDO ALONSO ACHIEVES 1:16.700 AND STAYS IN SEVENTH POSITION FOR NOW.

He is not safe yet

Mercedes bring their drivers in - they've left this late to swap them to fresh tyres but they need to, Hamilton is P9 and Russell only eighth. They conduct two 'live' pit stops and send both drivers on their way.

Fernando Alonso is at risk. He went back out on track with a new set of soft tires.

CARLOS FIRST!

With a time of 1:16.189, the Spaniard dominates Q2.

DRIVERS AT RISK

11 Alexander ALBON +0.998  

12 Yuki TSUNODA +1.058  

13 Kevin MAGNUSSEN +1.259  

14 Valtteri BOTTAS +1.357  

15 Esteban OCON +2.429

Great performance of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. McLaren put pressure on Lewis Hamilton

Provisional Q2 times

1 Max VERSTAPPEN 1:16.387  

2 Carlos SAINZ +0.284  

3 Charles LECLERC +0.350  

4 Lando NORRIS +0.363  

5 Sergio PEREZ +0.366  

6 Alexander ALBON +0.998  

7 Esteban OCON +2.429  

8 Lance STROLL +8.565  

9 Fernando ALONSO +10.023

Albon, Stroll, Leclerc and Sainz go out with used soft tires on track. They start to warm them up for their best lap.

We have fewer drivers left in qualifying and now Q2 begins at the 2024 Australian Grand Prix.

Kevin Magnussen was saved from elimination, as Daniel Ricciardo went out of track limits and his time was cancelled.

15  Kevin MAGNUSSEN +0.978  

16  Nico HULKENBERG +1.245  

17  Pierre GASLY +1.251  

18  Daniel RICCIARDO +1.354  

19  GuanyuZHOU +1.457

Hulkenberg (15th) is only +0.010 behind the Frenchman and could condemn him to elimination.

Ricicardo comes back out on fresh rubber, so does Stroll, Magnussen, Albon, Zhou, Hulkenberg and Bottas.

Speaking of Albon, he improves up to sixth. That's a much better effort - but the trac is evolving now.

Attention!

George Russell moves up to eleventh position and leaves the elimination zone. He is +0.791 behind Carlos Sainz (P1).

Drivers at risk

15 Daniel RICCIARDO +1.354  

16 Alexander ALBON +1.423  

17 GuanyuZHOU +1.457  

18 Pierre GASLY +1.823  

19 Esteban OCON +1.928

Carlos Sainz achieves a time of 1:16.731 and is so far the best in qualifying aboard his Ferrari.

For now these are the provisional lap times on track

1 Charles LECLERC 1:17.244  

2 Carlos SAINZ +0.045  

3 Max VERSTAPPEN +0.234  

4 Sergio PEREZ +0.426  

5 Lando NORRIS +0.537  

6 Oscar PIASTRI +0.572  

7 Fernando ALONSO +0.572  

8 Kevin MAGNUSSEN +0.630  

9 Lance STROLL +0.649  

10 Nico HULKENBERG +0.748  

11 Valtteri BOTTAS +0.801  

12 Alexander ALBON +0.910  

13 George RUSSELL +1.050  

14 Pierre GASLY +1.310  

15 Esteban OCON +1.415  

16 GuanyuZHOU +1.422

Alex Albon has problems in one of the corners while warming up the tires and almost loses control of his Williams.

The cars begin to warm up their tires and will start to launch into a lap to achieve their best time.

The clock is ticking and Q1 is underway at the Albert Park circuit in Australia.

The last winner of the Australian Grand Prix was Max Verstappen with a time of 2:32:38.371 last season, the Redbull driver was joined on the podium by Mercedes Benz's Lewis Hamilton and Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso.

We have the return of Carlos Sainz Jr. with Ferrari, after missing the previous Grand Prix due to discomfort caused by appendicitis, the Spaniard was replaced by Oliver Bearman in Saudi Arabia and showed good qualities in the race. However, the Spaniard is back and in practice he stood out achieving a couple of podium positions.

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Welcome to live, real-time coverage of the Australian Grand Prix qualifying for the 2024 Formula 1 season.