Here is the starting grid for the sprint race at the F1 Chinese Grand Prix.
| 2024 F1 Chinese Grand Prix sprint race starting grid | |||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team |
| 1 | Lando Norris | GBR |
McLaren F1 Team |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR |
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | ESP |
Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | NED |
Oracle Red Bull Racing |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | ESP |
Scuderia Ferrari |
| 6 | Sergio Perez | MEX |
Oracle Red Bull Racing |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | MON |
Scuderia Ferrari |
| 8 | Oscar Piastri | AUS |
McLaren F1 Team |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN |
Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber |
| 10 | Zhou Guanyu | CHN |
Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber |
| 11 | George Russell | GBR |
Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | DEN |
MoneyGram Haas F1 Team |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER |
MoneyGram Haas F1 Team |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS |
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| 15 | Lance Stroll | CAN |
Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team |
| 16 | Pierre Gasly | FRA |
BWT Alpine F1 Team |
| 17 | Esteban Ocon | FRA |
BWT Alpine F1 Team |
| 18 | Alex Albon | THA |
Williams Racing |
| 19 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN |
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| 20 | Logan Sargeant | USA |
Williams Racing |
Lando Norris will start on pole position for the sprint race ahead of the F1 Chinese Grand Prix.
The McLaren driver edged Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton after a lap in qualifying which had seemingly been deleted was reinstated.
Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso will start third, and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen fourth – giving the F1 starting grid an intriguing new look.
Carlos Sainz is again ahead of Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc.
Zhou Guanyu, at his home event, is 10th.
Hamilton’s Mercedes teammate George Russell must settle for 11th.
The difficulties of the Williams, the RBs and the Alpines continue.
The sprint race is the first session on Saturday, part of a revised schedule for 2024 sprint weekends.