F1: After Sprint Race, starting lineup for today’s Sau Paulo GP
After grid penalties and Saturday’s Sprint Race results, here is how the grid will line up for the São Paulo GP today on ABC.
George Russell will start Sunday’s race from pole position after winning the sprint race following a great battle with Max Verstappen.
Lewis Hamilton recovered from eighth to finish third.
Hamilton will start from second on the grid – moving up one place thanks to Carlos Sainz’s five-place grid penalty for a new ICE engine.
Given the speed of the Mercedes at this track, both last year and now this year, it appears they will run away with today’s race.
São Paulo GP Lineup
| POS. | DRIVER | NAT. | TEAM |
| 1 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | NED | Oracle Red Bull Racing |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | MEX | Oracle Bull Racing |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 6 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz Jr.* | ESP | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen | DEN | Haas F1 Team |
| 9 | Sebastian Vettel | GER | Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | Scuderia AlphaTauri |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS | McLaren F1 Team |
| 12 | Mick Schumacher | GER | Haas F1 Team |
| 13 | Guanyu Zhou | CHN | Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen |
| 15 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Scuderia AlphaTauri |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant |
| 17 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | BWT Alpine F1 Team |
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi | CAN | Williams Racing |
| 20 | Alex Albon | THA | Williams Racing |
* Five-place grid penalty for a new ICE component