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Singapore GP

2026 Formula 1 Singapore GP

Singapore
Oct 8, 2026 to Oct 11, 2026
Marina Bay Street Circuit, SG
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Formula 1 Singapore GP

F1 Singapore GP: Follow qualifying at Marina Bay circuit with live timing

Keep in touch with qualifying for the F1 Singapore Grand Prix

Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing

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Looked like just one flying lap for Verstappen on his way to P8 in that session.

Hamilton set a 1m32.429s on his final push lap to close the session 0.345s quicker than his team-mate.

Bortleto scrapes through to Q2. Alonso, Albon, Stroll, Perez and Bottas are eliminated in Q1 along with Hadjar.

Albon and Alonso improved on their final runs, but not enough to escape.

Antonelli says "I need to abort the lap. Are we safe?" Channelling Lord Olivier in Marathon Man...

Hamilton and Leclerc rise to the top with a 1m32.680s and 1m32.774s.

And Hadjar is out of the car. He's definitely out in Q1. Ocon, Stroll, Lindblad, Perez and Bottas are the drivers under threat.

The finding on Norris: "The Stewards considered that both drivers had contributed to the incident and that neither driver was wholly or predominantly to blame for the collision. Therefore the Stewards determined to take no further action."

Antonelli does a 1m32.818s but it's immediately deleted for a track-limits infraction, leaving him on his previous 1m33.601s.

Piastri also on a push lap. Both McLarens still on scrubbed softs. We can infer from this that they didn't consider laps in the 1m33s safe enough, giventhe track evolution.

That surely leaves the McLarens safe for Q1. What will be the cut-off time? Currently Bottas, Gasly, Bortoleto, Hulkenberg, Hadjar and Stroll in the drop zone. Neither of the latter has set a representative lap.

We can expect the track to evolve a bit after its earlier partial soaking.

Norris - still under threat of penalty from the stewards - now goes fastest of all with a 1m33.047s.

Piastri goes around in 1m34.321s – the Ted Rogers fraction – and that's briefly good enough for P3 but Antonelli and Verstappen have just set a 1m33.601s and 1m33.241s respectively.

Hadjar reports that his engine has switched off. We can see him trundling around towards Turn 14.

Hamilton and Norris now P1 and P2, Hamilton with a 1m33.311s. Both of them on scrubbed softs.

Another yellow flag, problems for Hadjar at Turn 8. He's got back going again.

Alonso is therefore first to set a flying lap, 1m35.389s. That's not going to stand as fastest for long.

Lance Stroll sliding off at Turn 7 on his out lap. Anyone else?

Esteban Ocon has met the barrier at Turn 13, albeit gently. He locked his front-left on the approach and understeered towards the boondocks.

Isack Hadjar thanks his team as he departs the pits. He;s had a change of PU since the sprint race.

Looks like Antonelli and Gasly on scrubbed tyres - the softs they used in the quali sims in practice.

Q1 is go!

Nico Hulkenberg leads the train of cars out onto the track.

We're just two minutes away from the start of qualifying. Will it be as eventful as yesterday's farrago?

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By: Stuart Codling

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