F1 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Full Starting Grid at Imola
How the Formula 1 grid lines up for the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola, with Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton starting on pole position from Red Bull's Sergio Perez...
| 2021 F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - STARTING GRID | |||
| Pos. | Driver | Nat. | Team |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team |
| 2 | Sergio Perez | MEX | Red Bull Racing |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | NED | Red Bull Racing |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS | McLaren F1 Team |
| 7 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | Alpine F1 Team |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow |
| 12 | George Russell | GBR | Williams Racing |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | GER | Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team |
| 14 | Nicholas Latifi | CAN | Williams Racing |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Alpine F1 Team |
| 16 | Kimi Raikkonen | FIN | Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen |
| 17 | Antonio Giovinazzi | ITA | Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen |
| 18 | Mick Schumacher | GER | Uralkali Haas F1 Team |
| 19 | Nikita Mazepin | RUS | Uralkali Haas F1 Team |
| 20 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda |
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Hamilton starts on pole position after edging out Red Bull duo Perez and Max Verstappen in Q3.
The battle for pole in Q3 was closer than it has been for sometime with the field spread being the closest it has been since the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix.
Hamilton and Verstappen will start on the more durable medium compound, while Perez will start the race from the front row on the softs.
Lando Norris was on course to qualify third but had his lap deleted after exceeding track limits at Turn 9 and thus will start from seventh.
Charles Leclerc will be fourth on the grid ahead of the ever-impressive Pierre Gasly.
Valtteri Bottas endured a torrid qualifying session, struggling with the handling of the Mercedes W12, and is set to start the race from eighth.
Lance Stroll and Esteban Ocon round out the top ten.
Carlos Sainz will get free tyre choice for the start having qualified 11th in the Ferrari, while Williams enjoyed its best qualifying since Hungary last year as George Russell and Nicholas Latifi made it into Q2.
AlphaTauri's Yuki Tsunoda will start last after crashing out in Q1.
The second round of the 2021 season is set to begin at 1500 local time (1400 BST)
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