Starting grid for today's F1 Qatar Grand Prix: How the race will begin
- Max Verstappen
- George Russell
- Lewis Hamilton
- Fernando Alonso
- Charles Leclerc
- Oscar Piastri
- Pierre Gasly
- Esteban Ocon
- Valtteri Bottas
- Lando Norris
- Yuki Tsunoda
- Carlos Sainz
- Alex Albon
- Nico Hulkenberg
- Logan Sargeant
- Lance Stroll
- Liam Lawson
- Kevin Magnussen
- Zhou Guanyu
*Piꦍt la༒ne - Sergio Perez is required to start from the pit lane for using additional power unit elements.
Max Ve🦋rstappen will begin t🔯he F1 Qatar Grand Prix on pole position.
The two Mercedes drivers are right behind him but the team have played down their chances of upsetting Red Bull. Do they have a cha🍎nce?
Lando Norris' track limit violations in qualifying mean a front row start evaporated, and he will instead begin in 10th, hampering McLaren's hopes. Oscar Piastri will start s♚ixth.
Ferrari - the only team to int𒆙errupt Red Bull's winning streak this year - have Charles Leclerc fifth and Carlos Sainz 12th.
Keep an eye on the under pressure Lance Stroll who is way d✃own in 16th.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade coꩵvering everything 𓃲from American sports, to football, to F1.
