Lando Norris will lead the F1 field away from the front of the grid when the F1 sprint gets underway on Saturday.
The McLaren driver narrowly edged out George Russell to the fastest lap on Friday night in Qatar, with Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz filling out the second row.
It was another disappointing season for Sergio Perez - the Mexican driver failed to advance out of SQ1.
Team-mate Max Verstappen, who clinched his fourth F1 title last time out in Las Vegas, will start from sixth, alongside the second Ferrari of Charles Leclerc.
Perez, as well as RB's Yuki Tsunoda, are being investigated for exceeding the time limit between the safety car lines.
Perez and Franco Colapinto will start the sprint from the pit-lane after parc ferme breaches with suspension changes aboard their Red Bull and Williams machines, leaving 18 cars on the grid.
See the starting grid below!
NOTE: Grid remains provisional until officially confirmed by the FIA.
Full starting grid for the 2024 F1 Qatar Grand Prix Sprint
| Position | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lando Norris | McLaren |
| 2nd | George Russell | Mercedes |
| 3rd | Oscar Piastri | McLaren |
| 4th | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari |
| 5th | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari |
| 6th | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 7th | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 8th | Pierre Gasly | Alpine |
| 9th | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas |
| 10th | Liam Lawson | RB |
| 11th | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin |
| 12th | Alex Albon | Williams |
| 13th | Valtteri Bottas | Stake F1 |
| 14th | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin |
| 15th | Kevin Magnussen | Haas |
| 16th | Yuki Tsunoda | RB |
| 17th | Esteban Ocon | Alpine |
| 18th | Zhou Guanyu | Stake F1 |
| Pit-lane | Sergio Perez | Red Bull |
| Pit-lane | Franco Colapinto | Williams |
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