The Red Flag was waved just a few corners into the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix as Daniel Ricciardo and Alex Albon came together.
Heading into the Turn 3 left-hander at Suzuka, Ricciardo moved to the right to avoid traffic on his left-hand side, unaware that Albon was on his right.
The pair touched, spinning off track and shunting into the barriers.
Both drivers were unharmed in the incident but their races were done and the Red Flag was flown.
The top nine remained in formation throughout lights out at Suzuka, with the order changing in the bottom half of the leaderboard.
A poor start for Yuki Tsunoda relegates him to 12th in the order, with Nico Hulkenberg and Valtteri Bottas vaulting past the home hero.
With just one of 53 laps completed – a second race start get the action back underway.
Race control confirmed a standing restart will commence at 14:32 local time (06:32 BST).
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