OFFICIAL GRID – Who starts where for Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix after multiple penalties in Montreal

MONTREAL, QUEBEC - JUNE 17: Lance Stroll of Canada driving the (18) Aston Martin AMR23 Mercedes onMONTREAL, QUEBEC - JUNE 17: Lance Stroll of Canada driving the (18) Aston Martin AMR23 Mercedes on track during final practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 17, 2023 in Montreal, Quebec. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Qualifying in Canada was a wet and wild affair in which being on track at the right time on the right tyres proved critical. It provided a mixed up grid, with some big names finding themselves shy of the sharp end - while Haas's Nico Hulkenberg had looked set to join polesitter Max Verstappen on the front row.

That was until stewards handed the German a three-place penalty for a red-flag infringement, along with similar drops for impeding for Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, Aston Martin's local boy Lance Stroll, and AlphaTauri's Yuki Tsunoda.

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It means we now have Fernando Alonso's Aston Martin alongside Verstappen's Red Bull on row one, with the two Mercedes immediately behind. Meanwhile, those out of position further back on the grid include Charles Leclerc in 10th and Sergio Perez in 12th.

Starting Grid

FORMULA 1 PIRELLI GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2023

Pos.DriverTime
1Max VerstappenVER1:25.858
2Fernando AlonsoALO1:27.286
3Lewis HamiltonHAM1:27.627
4George RussellRUS1:27.893
5Nico HulkenbergHUL1:27.102
6Esteban OconOCO1:27.945
7Lando NorrisNOR1:28.046
8Oscar PiastriPIA1:31.349
9Alexander AlbonALB
10Charles LeclercLEC1:20.615
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