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Chinese GP Final Start Grid | Piastri P1, Norris and Verstappen P4 and P5
The FIA has announced the final starting grid for the Chinese Grand Prix, which includes an important adjustment as Liam Lawson will start from the pit lane. Oscar Piastri will start from pole ahead of George Russell, while Lando Norris and Max Verstappen lock out the second row on the grid.
Chinese GP final starting grid
Piastri secured his first pole position at the Shanghai International Circuit. He will see Russell start next to him on the front row, with Norris and Verstappen behind him on the second row of the grid. Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc represent Ferrari on the third row of the grid, ahead of Isack Hadjar and Andrea Kimi Antonelli. Yuki Tsunoda and Alexander Albon complete the top ten on the grid.
Verstappen himself was positively surprised with his result in qualifying. But for Red Bull Racing, the weekend has been mostly difficult, which is evident in Lawson's performance. The New Zealander came no further than last place in both sprint qualifying and race qualifying. Red Bull decided to change parts of his RB21 during the parc fermé, forcing him to start from the pits.
This article was written in collaboration with Nicole Mulder
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