
Starting grid for the 2026 Singapore F1 GP with several penalties and pit starts
Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc will share the front row at the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix.
Below is the full starting grid after two grid penalties and with three cars starting from the pitlane due to changes made after qualifying.
George Russell’s retirement to Malaysia meant he headed to Singapore knowing he would face heavy network penalties for purchasing new powertrain components. This total currently stands at 40 places.
He qualified seventh but will still start 21st, ahead of Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar, who experienced multiple reliability issues on Saturday and was unable to set a time in qualifying. He was given permission to start the race by the stewards, and also took on new engine components and made changes to the settings, so he will start from the pit lane.
Aston Martin revealed after qualifying that it would be changing the powertrain in Fernando Alonso’s car, and it also made changes to the suspension of Alonso and Lance Stroll’s cars – which also means pit lane starts for both of them.
Starting grid for the Singapore Grand Prix
1Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
2Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
3 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
4 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
5Lando Norris (McLaren)
6Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
7Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
8 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
9Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls)
10 Nico Hulkenberg (Audi)
11 Ollie Bearman (Haas)
12Esteban Ocon (Haas)
13Carlos Sainz (Williams)
14Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)
15 Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
16Alex Albon (Williams)
17 Sergio Pérez (Cadillac)
18 Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)
19 George Russell (Mercedes)*
Pit Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)** + ***
Pit Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) ***
Walk to Pit Lance (Aston Martin) ***
*Penalty of 40 places on the grid for engine component changes
**allowed to start even if no time was established during qualifying
*** Departure from pits due to post-qualifying changes
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