Japanese GP final practice and qualifying

10:33 Thanks for joining us for our live coverage of Saturday at the Japanese Grand Prix. Keep an eye on autosport.com for all the latest reaction and news from Suzuka. We'll be back tomorrow with liver coverage of the race, but for now here's our full report on qualifying.

Japanese GP: Dominant Lewis Hamilton takes first Suzuka pole

Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix with a dominant qualifying performance, leading a Mercedes one-two, while title rival Sebastian Vettel was third-fastest

10:28 Once the grid penalties are applied (and assuming there are no further ones to come), the top 10 on the grid should line up like this: 1 Hamilton; 2 Vettel; 3 Ricciardo; 4 Verstappen; 5 Ocon; 6 Bottas; 7 Perez; 8 Massa; 9 Vandoorne; 10 Raikkonen.

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Vettel waves to the crowd after his third place in qualifying. He will start second.

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Hamilton and Bottas congratulate each other after a one-two in qualifying

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10:19 The full list of grid penalties
Bottas 5 places (gearbox change)
Raikkonen 5 places (gearbox change)
Alonso 35 places (additional power unit elements)
Palmer 20 places (additional power unit elements)
Sainz 20 places (additional power unit elements)

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10:16 Vettel will move up to second thanks to Bottas's penalty. It will be his 81st front row start in F1. Only four drivers have more.

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10:11 Bottas: "It's been a really difficult weekend, obviously went off this morning and the guys did a great job getting the car back together. My driving was getting better towards the end of qualifying. There was still more to be found."

10:10 Hamilton: "It's my first time [on pole at Suzuka], I had to make sure I made it stick today."

10:09 Button is on the grid, where Hamilton, Vettel and Bottas have parked, to conduct the interviews.

10:09 That's the 85th pole position in F1 for Mercedes.

10:08 This is Hamilton's 71st pole position in F1. As with every pole he gets from now, that's a new record.

10:08 Q3 results
1 Hamilton 1m27.319s
2 Bottas 1m27.651s
3 Vettel 1m27.791s
4 Ricciardo 1m28.306s
5 Verstappen 1m28.332s
6 Raikkonen 1m28.498s
7 Ocon 1m29.111s
8 Perez 1m29.260s
9 Massa 1m29.480s
10 Alonso 1m30.687s
Bottas (5 places), Raikkonen (5 places) and Alonso (35 places) all have grid penalties to serve.

10:08 Hamilton waves to the fans as he pulls onto the start/finish line and gets out the car.

10:07 "Well done Lewis, fantastic job there," says Mercedes.

10:06 Hamilton has taken pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix. It's the first time he has taken pole at Suzuka.

10:06 Vettel improves to a 1m27.651s, but that's 0.472s off Hamilton and leaves him third.

10:06 Ricciardo jumps Verstappen with a 1m28.306s to take fourth, as Raikkonen slots into sixth.

10:05 Verstappen goes fourth with a 1m28.332s.

10:05 Hamilton surely guarantees himself pole position with a 1m27.319s.

10:05 Alonso posts a 1m30.687s. He's ninth.

10:05 Ocon sets a 1m29.111s. He's sixth.

10:05 Bottas improves to a 1m27.651s to go second.

10:04 And Hamilton starts his last flying lap! Are there more improvements to come?

10:03 All 10 are now out on track for the final decider.

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10:02 Alonso and Ocon get the second runs started.

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10:00 Times after Q3 first runs
1 Hamilton 1m27.345s
2 Vettel 1m27.797s
3 Bottas 1m27.986s
4 Ricciardo 1m28.444s
5 Verstappen 1m28.985s
6 Ocon 1m29.157s
7 Perez 1m29.306s
8 Massa 1m29.914s
No time - Raikkonen, Alonso.

09:59 So the order after the first runs is: 1 Hamilton; 2 Vettel; 3 Bottas; 4 Ricciardo; 5 Verstappen; 6 Ocon; 7 Perez; 8 Massa. No time - Raikkonen, Alonso.

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