Singapore Grand Prix: Qualifying

Updated: 20 September 2015 09:24 IST - Published: 19 September 2015 14:37 IST

Singapore Grand Prix Qualifying Report: Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel on pole, Mercedes in P5 Read

1 VET 2 RIC 3 RAI 4 KVY 5 HAM 6 ROS 7 BOT 8 VES 9 MAS 10 GRO at the end of Qualifying.

It's all over! Sebastian Vettel of Scuderia Ferrari has qualified in pole position, with Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull in 2nd and Kimi Raikkonen in 3rd.

Looks as though Mercedes are stumped by Ferrari and Red Bull, who look incredibly quick today.

4 minutes to go for qualifying, and Bottas is back on track, as are Hamilton, Rosberg and Ricciardo.

Q3 is underway at the Marina Bay Circuit! With 8 minutes to go, Daniel Ricciardo sets a top time of 1:44.607 and he's followed by teammate Daniil Kvyat with 1:44.742. Vettel has a swift Q3 and with 1:44.503, he's leading the pack.

PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION (END OF Q2) #Quali #SingaporeGP #F1NightRace pic.twitter.com/qA4zttQih1
— Formula 1 (@F1) September 19, 2015

Both McLarens are out of Q2, as are both Force India drivers. Carlos Sainz Jr of Toro Rosso hits the wall at the end of Q2 and that's the end of qualifying for him too.

. @carlosainz is out! The @ToroRossoSpy driver has hit the wall at the end of #Q2 and is out of Quali at the #SingaporeGP #F1NightRace
— SK Formula One (@SK_Formula1) September 19, 2015

Nearing the end of Q2, and it looks as though both McLarens will be out. McLaren have not made Q3 at any race this season, and it looks as though this will be repeated today.

Both Ferraris currently on top in the timesheets with 4 minutes to go in Q2. Sebastian Vettel in P1 has 1:44.743 and pits, followed by Kvyat and Kimi Raikkonen.

Bottas is out and sets a 1:46.247 on lap 1, but he's been outpaced by teammate Felipe Massa with 1:45.701. Hamilton is out with 1:45.650, but ahead of him are both Red Bulls, Daniil Kvyat in P1 and Daniel Ricciardo in P2.

GREEN LIGHT: Q2 is under way and @ValtteriBottas is straight out on to the track #Quali #SingaporeGP #F1NightRace
— Formula 1 (@F1) September 19, 2015

Daniil Kvyat of Red Bull leads the timesheets at the end of Q1 at the Singapore Grand Prix.

Q1 is OVER. Lotus' Pastor Maldonado, Felipe Nasr and Marcus Ericsson of Sauber, and Will Stevens of Manor-Marussia are all out. So is Stevens' teammate Alexander Rossi, who has made his F1 debut today, replacing Roberto Merhi. Jenson Button has just about managed to scrape through Q1.

And that's quite a marker! Nico's 1:46.669 puts him in P3! #FeelTheForce #SingaporeGP
— Sahara Force India (@ForceIndiaF1) September 19, 2015

All drivers are on soft tyres at the Marina Bay Circuit with the exception of Scuderia Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen, according to Martin Brundle.

With under 7 minutes to go in Q1, Ferrari is doing well as Vettel continues his pacesetting from FP3. He's followed by Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull and his own Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen, who's in P3.

Green light! Both @ForceIndiaF1 drivers are on soft compounds as #Q1 is underway at the #SingaporeGP #F1NightRace #F1
— SK Formula One (@SK_Formula1) September 19, 2015

With an hour to go until Qualifying, Ferrari lead the timesheets at FP3. Mercedes led FP1 with Nico Rosberg, while Red Bull led FP2 with Daniil Kvyat. A different team each time, so this Grand Prix should be quite interesting.

#FP1 ROS P1 @MercedesAMGF1 #FP2 KVY P1 @redbullracing #FP3 VET P1 @ScuderiaFerrari Who will win pole? #SingaporeGP pic.twitter.com/nVcN55sz7T
— Formula 1 (@F1) September 19, 2015

Ferrari #FP3 Report: Vettel & Raikkonen top FP3 timesheet http://t.co/3RvVbsfqJi #SingaporeGP #F1 #Seb5 #redseason pic.twitter.com/e5AIpQWvRM
— Sebastian Vettel (@FansOfSebVettel) September 19, 2015

Although Daniil Kvyat of Red Bull Racing looked strong yesterday, it is the Ferraris who are on top today, with four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel going P1 with a time of 1:45.682, and teammate Kimi Raikkonen behind him in P2.

Free Practice 3 has ended at Singapore's Marina Bay Circuit. It's both anticlockwise and one of the only two fully night races on the F1 calendar. The street circuit winds through the island nation, and the race has been in existence in 2008.

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