FORMULA 1 VTB RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX 2019 - STARTING GRID

	Pos	No	Driver	Car	Time
	1	16	Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	1:31.628
	2	44	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:32.030
	3	5	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:32.053
	4	77	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:32.632
	5	55	Carlos Sainz SAI	McLaren Renault	1:33.222
	6	27	Nico Hulkenberg HUL	Renault	1:33.289
	7	4	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren Renault	1:33.301
	8	8	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas Ferrari	1:33.517
	9	33	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing Honda	1:32.310
	10	3	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Renault	1:33.661
	11	11	Sergio Perez PER	Racing Point BWT Mercedes	1:33.958
	12	99	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari	1:34.037
	13	20	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas Ferrari	1:34.082
	14	18	Lance Stroll STR	Racing Point BWT Mercedes	1:34.233
	15	7	Kimi Räikkönen RAI	Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari	1:34.840
	16	10	Pierre Gasly GAS	Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda	1:33.950
	17	63	George Russell RUS	Williams Mercedes	1:35.356
	18	88	Robert Kubica KUB	Williams Mercedes	1:36.474
	19	26	Daniil Kvyat KVY	Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda
	20	23	Alexander Albon ALB	Red Bull Racing Honda	1:39.197

Note - Verstappen and Gasly each penalised 5 places for use of additional power unit elements. Kvyat and Kubica required to start from back of grid due to multiple power unit element changes. Kvyat races at stewards' discretion after failing to set a qualifying time. Albon penalised 5 places for an unscheduled gearbox change, 15 places for use of additional power unit elements, and required to start from pit lane after floor was replaced for a different specification under parc ferme conditions.