F1 | 2023 Qatar GP – Sprint Race Starting Grid: third row for Ferrari. Qatar Sprint Race Starting Grid: third row for Ferrari.

Oscar Piastri will start at the front for the first time in the sprint race, ahead of his teammate Lando Norris and Max Verstappen. It was an excellent lap by the young Australian driver, who took advantage of a mistake on the last corner by the British driver to secure pole position in the Sprint Shootout event. Verstappen, on the other hand, is disappointed, although he can already celebrate his third world title in a few hours.

A good qualifying session for George Russell, with a Mercedes that seems to be performing well on the Qatari circuit. Carlos Sainz achieved the fifth-best time, redeeming himself from a difficult qualifying session yesterday that saw him eliminated in Q2. The third row is occupied by Charles Leclerc, who faced similar difficulties as yesterday. A fantastic performance by Hulkenberg with Haas puts him in the seventh position, while Perez is still struggling and is only in eighth.

Fernando Alonso is ninth, but he had his time deleted at the end, while Esteban Ocon, who didn’t set a time in Q3, will complete the top 10. Below is the complete starting grid for the Qatar GP’s sprint race.