Qualifying began in a dramatic fashion as World Champion Hamilton lost the back end of the car with over-steer, seemingly due to a driver error, crashing to retire from Q1 without setting a lap time.
A clasificación comezou de xeito dramático cando o Campión do Mundo Hamilton perdeu a parte traseira do auto con sobreviraxe, aparentemente debido a un erro do piloto, e retirouse da Q1 sen establecer un tempo de volta.