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OFFICIAL GRID: Who starts where in Spain as Perez and Sargeant take three-place drops and Albon demoted to pit lane
Good friends off track and all but inseparable on it in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen line up on the front row for the start of Sunday's race in Barcelona.
Just two hundredths of a second split the McLaren and Red Bull stars, while Lewis Hamilton put in a season-best qualifying to take third on the grid ahead of Mercedes team mate George Russell.
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The Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and local favourite Carlos Sainz form row three, while a spectacular performance from Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon mean it's an unexpected all-Alpine row four.
In contrast to his pole-sitting team mate, McLaren's Oscar Piastri starts ninth after failing to record a Q3 lap time, with the Aston Martin of Spain's other home hero, Fernando Alonso, alongside him.
READ MORE: Norris thrilled after ‘pretty much a perfect lap’ bags second career F1 pole
Sergio Perez is a disappointing P11 for Red Bull, his poor qualifying compounded by a three-place penalty from the last round for continuing with a damaged car, while the only other penalty went to Williams' Logan Sargeant in P19 after he impeded Aston Martin's Lance Stroll during Q1.
Finally, starting from the pit lane will be the other Williams of Alex Albon, the team having opted to change power unit elements on his car following qualifying.
FORMULA 1 ARAMCO GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA 2024Spain 2024
Starting Grid
Position | Team Name | Time |
---|---|---|
1 | NORMcLaren | 1:11.383 |
2 | VERRed Bull Racing | 1:11.403 |
3 | HAMMercedes | 1:11.701 |
4 | RUSMercedes | 1:11.703 |
5 | LECFerrari | 1:11.731 |
6 | SAIFerrari | 1:11.736 |
7 | GASAlpine | 1:11.857 |
8 | OCOAlpine | 1:12.125 |
9 | PIAMcLaren | -- |
10 | ALOAston Martin | 1:12.128 |
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