F1 Spanish Grand Prix starting grid: How today’s race will begin

4 Jun 2023

This is how Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix, round seven of the 2023 F1 world championship, will begin...

2023 F1 Spanish Grand Prix - STARTING GRID
Pos.	Driver	Nat.	Team
1	Max Verstappen	NED	Oracle Red Bull Racing
2	Carlos Sainz	ESP	Scuderia Ferrari
3	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren F1 Team
4	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
5	Lance Stroll	CAN	Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team
6	Esteban Ocon	FRA	BWT Alpine F1 Team
7	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team
8	Fernando Alonso	ESP	Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team
9	Oscar Piastri	AUS	McLaren F1 Team
10	Pierre Gasly	FRA	BWT Alpine F1 Team
11	Sergio Perez	MEX	Oracle Bull Racing
12	George Russell	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
13	Zhou Guanyu	CHN	Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake
14	Nyck de Vries	NED	Scuderia AlphaTauri
15	Yuki Tsunoda	JPN	Scuderia AlphaTauri
16	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake
17	Kevin Magnussen	DEN	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team
18	Alex Albon	THA	Williams Racing
pitlane	Logan Sargeant	USA	Williams Racing
pitlane	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari

For the second race in a row, Max Verstappen will line-up from the very front of the grid after storming to his first pole position in Barcelona.

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz joins the reigning world champion on the front row, with Lando Norris starting third after his remarkable Q3 effort.

Lewis Hamilton will start alongside Norris on row two after surviving contact with Mercedes teammate George Russell, who goes from 12th.

Lance Stroll and Esteban Ocon will start fifth and sixth, ahead of Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg and home hero Fernando Alonso.

McLaren's Oscar Piastri and the penalised Pierre Gasly complete the rest of the top-10 starters.

Sergio Perez lines up from 11th, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc electing to start from the pit lane after his shock Q1 elimination.