Tokyo: The qualifying for the Japanese F1 GP will be held on the morning of the race on Sunday with organisers cancelling all of Saturday's scheduled due to the approach of Typhoon Hagibis. The tropical storm, predicted to be one of the most violent to hit the region recently, is expected to reach Tokyo over the weekend and has already forced two rugby World Cup games to be cancelled.

Although located about 300km southwest of the capital city, Hagibis is still expected to lash the Suzuka track, which hosts the F1 race, with high winds and heavy rains as it passes by. Qualifying will now be held at 10 am local time (13:30 IST) on Sunday with the race expected to start as scheduled at 2:10 pm (17:40 IST). The final practice session, which precedes qualifying on Saturday, will not be held.