F1 Singapore GP LIVE: Qualifying result as Lando Norris claims brilliant pole position

F1 reaction from the Marina Bay Street Circuit as Norris claims pole ahead of title rival Max Verstappen

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Lando Norris boosted his world championship hopes by securing an impressive pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix.

Under the thousands of bulbs that light up the Marina Bay circuit, Norris posted a dazzling lap to beat rival Max Verstappen by 0.203 seconds.

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Lewis Hamilton qualified third for Mercedes, one place ahead of team-mate George Russell, with Oscar Piastri fifth for McLaren.

Q3 was red-flagged with eight minutes and four seconds remaining after Carlos Sainz crashed out in his Ferrari.

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F1 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX - LATEST UPDATES

• Lando Norris claims pole position; Verstappen 2nd; Hamilton 3rd
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• Sergio Perez knocked out in Q2, also out: Albon, Colapinto, Magnussen, Ocon
• Daniel Ricciardo knocked out in Q1, also out: Stroll, Gasly, Bottas, Zhou
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[20 September 2024 09:25 · Kieran Jackson]

Driver Standings heading into Singapore:

1. Max Verstappen - 313 points

2. Lando Norris - 254 points (-59)

3. Charles Leclerc - 235 points

4. Oscar Piastri - 222 points

5. Carlos Sainz - 184 points

6. Lewis Hamilton - 166 points

7. Sergio Perez - 143 points

8. George Russell - 128 points

9. Fernando Alonso - 58 points

10. Lance Stroll - 24 points

11. Nico Hulkenberg - 22 points

12. Yuki Tsunoda - 22 points

13. Alex Albon - 12 points

14. Daniel Ricciardo - 12 points

15. Pierre Gasly - 8 points

16. Oliver Bearman - 7 points

16. Kevin Magnussen - 6 points

18. Esteban Ocon - 5 points

19. Franco Colapinto - 4 points

20. Zhou Guanyu - 0 points

21. Logan Sargeant - 0 points

22. Valtteri Bottas - 0 points

[20 September 2024 09:22 · Kieran Jackson]

What are the timings for the Singapore Grand Prix?

All times BST

Friday 20 September

• Free practice 1: 10:30am
• Free practice 2: 2pm

Saturday 21 September

• Free practice 3: 10:30am
• Qualifying: 2pm

Sunday 22 September

• Race: 1pm

[20 September 2024 09:17 · Kieran Jackson]

F1 Singapore Grand Prix: Practice!

F1 heads to the original ‘night race’ as the Marina Bay Street Circuit hosts the Singapore Grand Prix and round 18 of the 2024 season.

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri won an enthralling Azerbaijan Grand Prix last time out, with the McLaren star producing one of the drives of the year to beat Charles Leclerc, with George Russell taking third after a late crash between Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez.

Lando Norris, despite starting 15th, finished a spot ahead of Max Verstappen in fourth to cut the Dutchman’s lead in the world championship to 59 points with seven races - and three sprint races - remaining.

It was, however, a difficult weekend for Lewis Hamilton, who finished ninth after starting from the pit-lane. Last year in Singapore, Sainz claimed a famous victory for Ferrari in what was the only 2023 race not won by a Red Bull car.

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