Summary

  • George Russell takes pole for Barcelona-Catalunya GP

  • Hamilton second, Antonelli third and Norris fourth

  • Charles Leclerc crashes out of Q3

  • Stroll out-qualifies Alonso for first time in 42 grands prix

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Tasnim Chowdhury and Lorraine McKenna

  1. chequered flag

    Chequered flag

    George Russell takes pole position for Sunday's race in Barcelona.

    He sounded happy on the team radio, much happier than the last few weeks.

    His former team-mate Lewis Hamilton has popped his car into the second spot.

    And his current team-mate Kimi Antonelli is third.

    Lando Norris is fourth and Max Verstappen fifth.

  2. The red Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton has split the two Mercedes in the top three.

  3. Kimi Antonelli takes provisional pole but for how long?

    Not very long. Here comes his team-mate George Russell, who pops his car at the top of the timesheet.

    George RussellGetty Images

  4. 'Antonelli in the form of his life'

    Abbi Pulling
    2024 F1 Academy champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2

    Kimi AntonelliGetty Images

    There is no doubt the Mercedes has been the fastest car this season, so Kimi Antonelli has all the tools he needs - and he's in the form of his life at the moment with five wins on the bounce.

    He's 66 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton in the championship standings and he's maximised everything so far.

    He's not really been tested too much, and I'm quite excited to see into this European leg, how George Russell and Ferrari and McLaren close that gap and start putting a bit more pressure on him.

  5. Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent

    The three driver that are fastest in theory - Kimi Antonelli, George Russell and Lando Norris - are all out first, and everyone else is behind them. So you're sacrificing the theoretical best of the track conditions.

  6. Top 5

    1. George Russell (Mercedes)

    2. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

    3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

    4. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)

    5. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)

  7. Three minutes to go of Q3.

    The cars are making their way out for a final lap to set their place for Sunday's race.

  8. Alice Powell
    British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2

    Lewis Hamilton goes across the line and jumps up into sixth, which is disappointing for him, but he would’ve taken a lot of grip, a lot of time out of his tyres, as he was near the end of completing a lap when Charles Leclerc went into the wall.

    Lewis HamiltonGetty Images

  9. Just third for Antonelli, two tenths behind the top spot.

    Here comes his team-mate George Russell and it is provisional pole for him.

    Russell is 0.031 ahead of second place Oscar Piastri and Antonelli is dropped down a spot to fourth.

  10. We are following along with Kimi Antonelli in the Mercedes.

    Can the championship leader put his car on provisional pole?

    Kimi AntonelliGetty Images

  11. Abbi Pulling
    2024 F1 Academy champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2

    I imagine Kimi Antonelli would go back out on the used soft tyres because he hadn't started his push lap, he was starting his preparation lap, and he probably didn't even get through sector one.

  12. Go! Go! Go!

    Back to the circuit we go.

    Eight minutes remaining of Q3.

  13. Alice Powell
    British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2

    We did see Charles Leclerc walking out to the medical car but he did report on the radio after the crash that he was OK.

  14. Tyres are being changed on the remaining Ferrari.

    Drivers are in their cars, helmets on and visors down.

    They're all lined up in the pit lane and ready to go.

  15. Session will restart in two minutes

  16. Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent

    There are still eight and a half minutes left, so I think the drivers who were on laps will probably go out on those tyres they did a third of a lap on. They'll do a time that is sub-optimal, but at least it'll be something. Otherwise, you're leaving yourself too much at risk.

  17. Piastri fastest

    Before the red flag, Oscar Piastri took provisional pole position in the McLaren.

    It was a lap time of 1:15.176 for the Australian.

    Max Verstappen was a tenth behind and Leclerc was in third.

    Oscar PiastriGetty Images

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    Those Ferrari brakes again...

    Nathan, Portsmouth

  19. Pit exit closed

    The remaining nine cars have returned to the garages.

    The clock has stopped at eight and a half minutes, while Charles Leclerc's car is removed.

  20. Abbi Pulling
    2024 F1 Academy champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2

    Charles Leclerc has had a massive shunt. I think it could be Turn Four, but on your push lap, on acceleration, you can get the rear [of the car] coming round, and it's quite dirty offline.

    He's gone a little bit wide, snap of oversteer, can't catch it and into the wall.