F1 Canadian Grand Prix starting grid: How race begins after grid penalties
This is the starting grid for the F1 Canadian Grand Prix after several significant grid penalties.
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- Max Verstappen
- Fernando Alonso
- Lewis Hamilton
- George Russell
- Nico Hulkenberg
- Esteban Ocon
- Lando Norris
- Oscar Piastri
- Alex Albon
- Charles Leclerc
- Carlos Sainz
- Sergio Perez
- Kevin Magnussen
- Valtteri Bottas
- Pierre Gasly
- Lance Stroll
- Nyck de Vries
- Logan Sargeant
- Yuki Tsunoda
- Zhou Guanyu
Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg thought he'd secured a sensational front row start - but was hit with a three-place grid penalty for failing to stay above the minimum lap time after a red flag in qualifying.
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Carlos Sainz, Yuki Tsunoda and Lance Stroll were also demoted three places on the starting grid from their qualifying position for impeding.
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James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
