F1 Qatar GP LIVE: Practice and sprint qualifying schedule, stream and results
F1 live updates from practice at the Lusail International Circuit as Ferrari look to chase down McLaren
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Your support makes all the difference.F1 next heads to Lusail for the Qatar Grand Prix and the final sprint weekend of the 2024 season.
Max Verstappen secured the drivers’ world championship at the last race in Las Vegas, his fourth in a row, with Lando Norris unable to catch him at the two remaining rounds.
The main battle is now for the constructors’ championship. Leaders McLaren are just 24 points ahead of Ferrari, with Red Bull a further 29 points back.
Verstappen won last year’s race at the Lusail International Circuit, though Oscar Piastri did win the sprint race. This weekend will also be Lewis Hamilton’s penultimate race weekend for Mercedes.
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When is the Qatar Grand Prix?
All times GMT
Friday 29 November
- Sprint qualifying: 5:30pm
Saturday 30 November
- Sprint race: 2pm
- Qualifying: 6pm
Sunday 1 December
- Race: 4pm
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F1 Qatar GP LIVE: Charles Leclerc quickest in FP1!
Leclerc sets a 1:21:953 on soft tyres and is quickest by four-tenths to Lando Norris in second!
3-10: Piastri, Sainz, Tsunoda, Bottas, Stroll, Russell, Albon, Hamilton
Verstappen only P11!
Seems like it’s advantage Ferrari heading into sprint qualifying!
F1 Qatar GP LIVE: Charles Leclerc still in P1!
It’s no longer a Ferrari one-two, though, with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in second and third - splitting the Ferraris.
5-10: Stroll, Russell, Albon, Hamilton, Verstappen, Alonso
Final few laps coming in now...
F1 Qatar GP LIVE: Qualifying simulations coming right up!
Alex Albon the first driver out there on the soft tyres for Williams, and sets a time quick enough for P3!
10:00 to go!
F1 Qatar GP LIVE: Ferrari one-two now!
Sainz with a 1:23:068, three-tenths quicker than Leclerc in second.... and both on hard tyres!
Everyone else below them is on mediums! That’s impressive....
20:00 to go!
F1 Qatar GP LIVE: Charles Leclerc top of the timesheets!
Leclerc goes to the top in his Ferrari, with Verstappen now P2 and Gasly stil playing it large with the big boys in P3!
4-10: Norris, Sainz Russell, Tsunoda, Albon, Hulkenberg, Hamilton
Most cars still on mediums, for now, with the soft tyre running likely to come towards the end of the session!
30 minutes to go in FP1!
F1 Qatar GP LIVE: Fernando Alonso almost hits Carlos Sainz!
“I nearly crashed, everyone slowed down!”
Almost a big incident at turns 4-5!
Needless to say, it’s busy out on track right now with every driver trying to utilise every single minute of practice!
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