F1 grid: Starting positions for Qatar Grand Prix race [Video]

F1 next heads to Lusail for the Qatar Grand Prix and the final sprint weekend of the 2024 season.

Max Verstappen secured the drivers’ world championship at the last race in Las Vegas, his fourth in a row, with Lando Norris unable to catch him at the two remaining rounds.

The main battle is now for the constructors’ championship. Leaders McLaren are just 24 points ahead of Ferrari, with Red Bull a further 29 points back.

Verstappen won last year’s race at the Lusail International Circuit, though Oscar Piastri did win the sprint race. This weekend will also be Lewis Hamilton’s penultimate race for Mercedes.

See below for all the key information ahead of the race in Qatar:

What is the starting grid?

1. George Russell

2. Max Verstappen*

3. Lando Norris

4. Oscar Piastri

5. Charles Leclerc

6. Lewis Hamilton

7. Carlos Sainz

8. Fernando Alonso

9. Sergio Perez

10. Kevin Magnussen

11. Pierre Gasly

12. Zhou Guanyu

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