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.