Lewis Hamilton will start from pole position for the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix, with AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly joining him on the front row.
Gasly may have caused the yellow flags at the end of Q3 that set off a wave of stewards' investigations but, with other drivers penalised as a result, he'll start from second place.
Max Verstappen, who was due to start second, will drop back to seventh after being given a five-place grid penalty for failing to slow for double waved yellow flags.
Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas has been demoted from his original third-place slot for failing to slow for single yellows. Instead, he'll start from fifth, having served his three-place penalty ahead of Verstappen's demotion.
The grid below has been confirmed as final by the FIA.
Starting Grid: F1 2021 Qatar Grand Prix
| Position | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas* | Mercedes |
| 7 | Max Verstappen* | Red Bull |
| 8 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin |
| 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin |
| 13 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren |
| 15 | George Russell | Williams |
| 16 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams |
| 18 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas |
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