Qualifying results - Japanese Grand Prix 2017 - Mercedes show off their pace but Grosjean hits the barriers

Q1 finished earlier than anticipated in Suzuka, when Romain Grosjean hit the barriers with a big impact crash. The red flags brought the action to a halt and the session wasn't restarted. Sauber dropped out, as did Stroll and Gasly. The McLarens were split, Fernando Alonso making it into the top ten but Stoffel Vandoorne missing out and finishing 11th.

At the front end of the field, Mercedes had something extra over and above everyone else, with Hamilton and Bottas earning a 1-2 finish for the team. However, penalties will adjust the grid quite significantly.

Position	Driver	Team	Time	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport	1:27.319	18
2	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport	1:27.651	17
3	Sebastian Vettel	Scuderia Ferrari	1:27.791	19
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:28.306	13
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:28.332	12
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Scuderia Ferrari	1:28.498	15
7	Esteban Ocon	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:29.111	16
8	Sergio Pérez	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:29.260	17
9	Felipe Massa	Williams Martini Racing	1:29.480	16
10	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Honda	1:30.687	13
11	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren Honda	1:29.778	11
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault Sport F1 Team	1:29.879	10
13	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:29.972	11
14	Jolyon Palmer	Renault Sport F1 Team	1:30.022	10
15	Carlos Sainz Jr	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:30.413	11
16	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	1:30.849	5
17	Pierre Gasly	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:31.317	7
18	Lance Stroll	Williams Martini Racing	1:31.409	6
19	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber F1 Team	1:31.597	7
20	Pascal Wehrlein	Sauber F1 Team	1:31.885	7