Qualifying report

Formula 1 Singapore GP

F1 Singapore GP: Norris defeats Verstappen to pole as Ferrari fumbles

Championship contenders to share front row as Ferrari endures tough day

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, arrives at the track

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG F1 Team, waves at the fans in the Fan Forum

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Charles Leclerc, Scuderia Ferrari, arrives at the track

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Alexandra Saint Mleux, partner of Charles Leclerc, arrives at the track

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG F1 Team, George Russell, Mercedes-AMG F1 Team, on stage in the Fan Forum

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG F1 Team, arrives at the track

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Nico Hulkenberg, Haas F1 Team, on stage in the fan zone

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Toto Wolff, Team Principal and CEO, Mercedes-AMG F1 Team, arrives at the track

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Kevin Magnussen, Haas F1 Team, arrives at the track

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Stoffel Vandoorne, Test and Reserve Driver, Aston Martin F1 Team, arrives at the track

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, on stage in the fan zone

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Franco Colapinto, Williams Racing, arrives at the track

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Oscar Piastri, McLaren F1 Team, arrives at the track

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing, on stage in the Fan Forum

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Christian Horner, Team Principal, Red Bull Racing, arrives at the track

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Daniel Ricciardo, Visa Cash App RB F1 Team, arrives at the track

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Charles Leclerc, Scuderia Ferrari, Carlos Sainz, Scuderia Ferrari, Pierre Gasly, Alpine F1 Team, Esteban Ocon, Alpine F1 Team, on stage in the Fan Forum

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Lando Norris, McLaren F1 Team, arrives at the track

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Kevin Magnussen, Haas F1 Team, on stage in the fan zone

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Alex Albon, Williams Racing, is interviewed in the Paddock

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Fans show their support for Carlos Sainz, Scuderia Ferrari, during the pit lane walk

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

George Russell, Mercedes-AMG F1 Team, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG F1 Team, wave at the fans in the Fan Forum

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing, on stage in the Fan Forum

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Charles Leclerc, Scuderia Ferrari, signs autographs for fans

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Carlos Sainz, Scuderia Ferrari, gives an interview

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing in the Press Conference

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin F1 Team, in the garage

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Lance Stroll, Aston Martin F1 Team, in the cockpit

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Lance Stroll, Aston Martin F1 Team, puts on his balaclava

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin AMR24, in the pit lane

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Mechanics push Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin AMR24, back into the garage

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

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2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Lando Norris, McLaren MCL38, in the pit lane

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Lando Norris, McLaren F1 Team, in the cockpit

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

The car of Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin AMR24, is cooled down with dry ice

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Franco Colapinto, Williams FW46, Esteban Ocon, Alpine A524, Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing RB20, line up on the grid for a practice start

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Christian Horner, Team Principal, Red Bull Racing, Helmut Marko, Consultant, Red Bull Racing

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Nico Hulkenberg, Haas F1 Team, puts on his HANS device in the garage

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24, leaves the pits

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24, climbs out of his damaged car after a crash in Qualifying

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24, walks away from his damaged car after a crash in Q3

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

The damaged car of Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24, on a truck

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

A marshal with the damaged car of Carlos Sainz, Ferrari SF-24, on a truck

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Carlos Sainz, Scuderia Ferrari, walks back to the garage after crashing out of Qualifying, as Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin AMR24, passes to head back to the pits

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Sparks fly as Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24, Valtteri Bottas, Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber C44, approach

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Valtteri Bottas, Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber C44

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

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2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Sparks fly from Yuki Tsunoda, RB F1 Team VCARB 01

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG F1 Team, in Parc Ferme after Qualifying

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG F1 Team, Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Pole Man Lando Norris, McLaren F1 Team, debriefs with Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

The Qualifying top three: Pole Man Lando Norris, McLaren F1 Team, Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG F1 Team

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG F1 Team, watches on as Pole Man Lando Norris, McLaren F1 Team

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, pole man Lando Norris, McLaren F1 Team

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, pole man Lando Norris, McLaren F1 Team, Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-AMG F1 Team

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

2024 Singapore Grand Prix - Saturday

Lando Norris claimed pole over Max Verstappen for the Singapore Grand Prix in an interrupted Q3, as last year's winner Carlos Sainz crashed out during the top 10 shootout.

Sainz lost control of his Ferrari on the exit of Turn 17 while spooling his car up for a hot lap, ultimately backing his car into the wall to bring out a red flag.

Verstappen set a 1m29.791s to go top but did so under double-waved yellows in the immediate aftermath of Sainz's crash, and thus this was deleted. The incident also cost Norris a chance to go top, as his brace of purple sectors was ultimately squandered by the stoppage.

When the session resumed 15 minutes later, none of those without a lap opted to do a quick tour on used tyres and instead waited for the final crescendo with a new set of softs.

Oscar Piastri, who was nominally on provisional pole, set a 1m29.953s benchmark - but Norris swiftly beat this with a 1m29.525s. Verstappen got closest, setting a 1m29.728s lap to get onto the front row.

Both Mercedes booked the second row ahead of Piastri, as Lewis Hamilton got third by 0.026s over George Russell as the Brackley squad appeared more competitive on Saturday.

Ferrari endured a miserable session as Leclerc's lap was deleted, although it was only good enough for seventh as Nico Hulkenberg's fastest lap was four thousandths of a second faster.

Thus, Leclerc and Sainz start from ninth and 10th, behind Fernando Alonso and Yuki Tsunoda on row four.

Alex Albon was just 0.024s shy of making it into Q3, having been bumped out by Fernando Alonso at the very close of the session. The Williams driver was heard to admonish his team for lack of communication with tyre preparation ahead of his first lap. Although he improved next time out, it was ultimately not enough.

Franco Colapinto was in the relegation zone ahead of the final Q1 runs, but the Argentine fired his Williams to the ninth-fastest time in that session. But he too fell on the wrong side of the cut-off in Q2, just 0.007s behind his team-mate.

Sergio Perez was a considerable scalp in Q2, qualifying only 13th with a lap 0.9s short of his team-mate Verstappen in that session. This put him ahead of the returning Kevin Magnussen and Alpine's Esteban Ocon.

Daniel Ricciardo was shuffled into the drop zone at the end of Q1 by Ocon, having peaked with 12th with his final lap and then proved susceptible to the drivers behind him in the order improving.

Lance Stroll could not progress either and, although Pierre Gasly improved on his final effort, it only proved to be the difference between 18th and 19th.

The Frenchman moved ahead of Valtteri Bottas but was eliminated in Q1. The Saubers propped up the order, Bottas half a second clear of team-mate Zhou Guanyu.

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Cla	Driver	#	Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Interval	km/h
1	L. Norris McLaren	4	McLaren	Mercedes	5	1'29.525		198.648
2	M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1	Red Bull	Red Bull	6	+0.203 1'29.728	0.203	198.199
3	L. Hamilton Mercedes	44	Mercedes	Mercedes	5	+0.316 1'29.841	0.113	197.949
4	G. Russell Mercedes	63	Mercedes	Mercedes	5	+0.342 1'29.867	0.026	197.892
5	O. Piastri McLaren	81	McLaren	Mercedes	6	+0.428 1'29.953	0.086	197.703
6	N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team	27	Haas	Ferrari	6	+0.590 1'30.115	0.162	197.347
7	F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14	Aston Martin	Mercedes	5	+0.689 1'30.214	0.099	197.131
8	Y. Tsunoda RB	22	RB	Red Bull	5	+0.829 1'30.354	0.140	196.825
9	C. Leclerc Ferrari	16	Ferrari	Ferrari	5
10	C. Sainz Ferrari	55	Ferrari	Ferrari	1
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