Starting grid for F1 Chinese Grand Prix: How the race will begin

Here is the starting grid for Sunday's F1 Chinese Grand Prix

20 Apr 2024

This is how the F1 Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday will start.

2024 F1 Chinese Grand Prix - Starting grid
Pos	Driver	Nat.	Team
1	Max Verstappen	NED	Oracle Red Bull Racing
2	Sergio Perez	MEX	Oracle Red Bull Racing
3	Fernando Alonso	ESP	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team
4	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren F1 Team
5	Oscar Piastri	AUS	McLaren F1 Team
6	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari
7	Carlos Sainz	ESP	Scuderia Ferrari
8	George Russell	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
9	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team
10	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber
11	Lance Stroll	CAN	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team
12	Daniel Ricciardo	AUS	Visa Cash App RB F1 Team
13	Esteban Ocon	FRA	BWT Alpine F1 Team
14	Alex Albon	THA	Williams Racing
15	Pierre Gasly	FRA	BWT Alpine F1 Team
16	Zhou Guanyu	CHN	Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber
17	Kevin Magnussen	DEN	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team
18	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
19	Yuki Tsunoda	JPN	Visa Cash App RB F1 Team
20	Logan Sargeant	USA	Williams Racing

Max Verstappen scored Red Bull's 100th F1 pole in Shanghai.

Teammate Sergio Perez lines up in second, behind Verstappen.

Fernando Alonso will begin from third in a hugely-popular result for the Chinese fans.

The two McLarens, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, are behind Alonso in fourth and fifth respectively.

Then the two Ferraris, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz, line up in sixth and seventh respectively.

Lewis Hamilton suffered a disastrous qualifying result and will start from 18th.

His Mercedes teammate George Russell is eighth.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.

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