Heavy rain at Interlagos: if qualifying is canceled, what will starting grid for Brazil GP look like?. Brazil GP: A violent storm hit Interlagos shortly before the start of qualifying.

A violent storm hit Interlagos shortly before the start of qualifying. This isn’t a new situation in Brazil and might lead to qualifying being postponed to Sunday morning (as has happened before, most recently at Suzuka in 2019). The main issue is that the forecast for tomorrow doesn’t look promising, with similar conditions expected.

Under “normal” circumstances, if qualifying couldn’t be held, the grid would be determined by the last session completed. However, the Sprint format this weekend complicates things. The regulations treat qualifying and the Sprint race as separate events, so these sessions can’t be used to determine the Grand Prix starting grid.

As a result, the last and only practice session held, FP1, would be used, as confirmed by the timing monitors that have already loaded Friday morning’s standings while waiting for further updates on track conditions.

If it turns out that qualifying can’t be held even on Sunday morning, the starting grid would astonishingly be as follows.

a seguente.

1ª Row	1. Lando Norris McLaren
		2. George Russell Mercedes
2ª Row	3. Oliver Bearman Haas
		4. Oscar Piastri McLaren
3ª Row	5. Alexander Albon Williams
		6. Charles Leclerc Ferrari
4ª Row	7. Carlos Sainz Ferrari
		8. Nico Hulkenberg Haas
5ª Row	9. Fernando Alonso Aston Martin
		10. Pierre Gasly Alpine
6ª Row	11. Liam Lawson RB
		12. Yuki Tsunoda RB
7ª Row	13. Franco Colapinto Williams
		14. Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber
8ª Row	15. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
		16. Lance Stroll Aston Martin
9ª Row	17. Esteban Ocon Alpine
		18. Sergio Perez Red Bull
10ª Row	19. Guanyu Zhou Kick Sauber
		20. Max Verstappen Red Bull