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Norris heads provisional São Paulo grid; Verstappen listed 21st

Archive photograph: Lando Norris · 2024-08-25Archive photo · 2024-08-25 · Original: Steffen Prößdorf; Derivative work: Mb2437 · CC BY-SA 4.0

On the provisional grid, Lando Norris is first ahead of Kimi Antonelli and Liam Lawson. Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez are listed 21st and 22nd with 30-place penalties each; Lewis Hamilton is 20th with a 75-place penalty.

From the GPBeat newsroomPublished · · 1 min

The FIA stewards’ provisional starting grid for the 2026 São Paulo Grand Prix lists Lando Norris first, ahead of Kimi Antonelli and Liam Lawson. Nico Hülkenberg is fourth, Isack Hadjar fifth and Oliver Bearman sixth.

The stewards also list grid penalties tied to additional power-unit elements: 75 places for Lewis Hamilton, 30 each for Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez, 10 for Charles Leclerc and five for George Russell. Hamilton is 20th on the provisional order, Verstappen 21st, Pérez 22nd, Leclerc 14th and Russell seventh.

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  1. PRIMARY SOURCEDoc 51 - Provisional Starting GridFIA F1 decision documents