Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will start from pole position in this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix after posting the fastest time in qualifying.
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Leclerc finished ahead of team-mate Carlos Sainz, but with the Spaniard having a 10-place grid penalty imposed after Thursday’s practice, world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull will start second.
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Mercedes’ George Russell will be in third place on the grid alongside Alpine’s French driver Pierre Gasly.
The race will start at 08:00 (SA time).
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Starting grid for Las Vegas Grand Prix:
Front row
Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari)
Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull)
2nd row
George Russell (GBR/Mercedes)
Pierre Gasly (FRA/Alpine-Renault)
3rd row
Alexander Albon (THA/Williams-Mercedes)
Logan Sargeant (USA/Williams-Mercedes)
4th row
Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Alfa Romeo-Ferrari)
Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas-Ferrari)
5th row
Fernando Alonso (ESP/Aston Martin-Mercedes)
Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes)
6th row
Sergio Perez (MEX/Red Bull)
Carlos Sainz (ESP/Ferrari)
7th row
Nico Hülkenberg (GER/Haas-Ferrari)
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/AlphaTauri-Red Bull)
8th row
Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes)
Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine-Renault)
9th row
Oscar Piastri (AUS/McLaren-Mercedes)
Zhou Guanyu (CHN/Alfa Romeo-Ferrari)
10th row
Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin-Mercedes)
Yuki Tsunoda (JPN/AlphaTauri-Red Bull)
Note: Carlos Sainz penalised 10 places (engine change), Lance Stroll penalised 5 places (overtaking under yellow flags)
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