F1 starting grid: What is the grid order for the 2024 US Grand Prix?
The drivers face a steep climb up to the first corner at Austin, Texas
Lando Norris secured pole for the United States Grand Prix as he bids to keep his F1 2024 title challenge alive.
Title rival Max Verstappen had gone purple in Sector 1 on his final run as a thrilling pole battle intensified, but when Mercedes’ George Russell found the wall at Turn 19, that triggered the double yellows and confirmed Norris’ pole, with Verstappen having to settle for a spot on the front row.
Lando Norris on pole in Austin for United States Grand Prix
Carlos Sainz heads an all-Ferrari second row alongside Charles Leclerc, while Norris’ McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri is at the head of row three.
Alpine’s Pierre Gasly and Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso follow, with Haas’ Kevin Magnussen has Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, who saw his Q3 time deleted for breaching track limits, for company.
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Leading the push to make it into the top 10 on Sunday will be VCARB’s Yuki Tsunoda, who has the Haas of Nico Hulkenberg near him.
Esteban Ocon will start ahead of Lance Stroll.
The Williams pair of Alex Albon and Franco Colapinto follow, while Valtteri Bottas is joined by his former Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton after Hamilton suffered a shock exit in the opening Q1 stage of qualifying, a critical wide moment at Turn 12 doing the damage.
Bottas’ Sauber team-mate Zhou Guanyu starts behind him, with Liam Lawson dropping to the back of the grid on his F1 return, having taken 60 places worth of grid penalties into qualifying.
F1 starting grid: 2024 United States Grand Prix, Circuit of The Americas
1 Lando Norris, McLaren
2 Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
3 Carlos Sainz, Ferrari
4 Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
5 Oscar Piastri, McLaren
6 Pierre Gasly, Alpine
7 Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
8 Kevin Magnussen, Haas F1 Team
9 Sergio Perez, Red Bull Racing
10 Yuki Tsunoda, RB
11 Nico Hulkenberg, Haas F1 Team
12 Esteban Ocon, Alpine
13 Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
14 Alexander Albon, Williams
15 Franco Colapinto, Williams
16 Valtteri Bottas, Kick Sauber
17 Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
18 Zhou Guanyu, Kick Sauber
19 Liam Lawson, VCARB*
Pit lane George Russell, Mercedes**
*Lawson took a 60-place grid penalty heading into this race
** Russell to start from pit lane after parc ferme breach
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