Max Verstappen will lead the Formula 1 field to green for the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, having claimed a first Jeddah pole.
In what was looking like a tight qualifying session, Verstappen stepped up a gear in Q3, grabbing his 34th career pole by 0.319s from Charles Leclerc of Ferrari with team-mate Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso less than a tenth behind the Monegasque.
Lewis Hamilton is eighth on the grid as Ferrari debutant Oliver Bearman starts his first Grand Prix from 11th, having failed to knock Hamilton out in Q2 by just 0.036s.
Check out the full starting grid for the 2024 F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix below!
2024 F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix starting grid
| Position | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 2nd | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari |
| 3rd | Sergio Perez | Red Bull |
| 4th | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin |
| 5th | Oscar Piastri | McLaren |
| 6th | Lando Norris | McLaren |
| 7th | George Russell | Mercedes |
| 8th | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 9th | Yuki Tsunoda | RB |
| 10th | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin |
| 11th | Oliver Bearman | Ferrari |
| 12th | Alex Albon | Williams |
| 13th | Kevin Magnussen | Haas |
| 14th | Daniel Ricciardo | RB |
| 15th | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas |
| 16th | Valtteri Bottas | Stake |
| 17th | Esteban Ocon | Alpine |
| 18th | Pierre Gasly | Alpine |
| 19th | Logan Sargeant | Williams |
| 20th | Zhou Guanyu | Stake |
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