Lando Norris topped a wet qualifying session on Saturday from a disappointed George Russell, who will start from P7 after he was handed a five-place grid penalty. That promotes Kimi Antonelli to the front row, with Liam Lawson and Nico Hulkenberg making up an unusual second row of the grid.

Both Ferraris and Max Verstappen will have a challenge on their hands to work their way through the field. Charles Leclerc starts P14 after receiving a 10-place grid penalty, while Hamilton and Verstappen will start from the back of the field.

After a very wet qualifying session, rain is again forecasted at Interlagos today and could have a big say on the race.

Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton might be starting the Sao Paulo Grand Prix from the back of the field, but both go into the race with fresh wet-weather tyres that their rivals used up in qualifying.

Rain is forecast again for Sunday, so that Saturday decision could matter more than their grid slots.

Verstappen took a 30-place grid penalty after Red Bull fitted a new internal combustion engine, turbocharger and exhaust, while Hamilton needed a complete power unit change after his fresh Ferrari engine developed a problem in final practice. The penalties leave Hamilton 20th on the grid and Verstappen 21st.

Red Bull opted for Verstappen not to run in Q2 at all. Each driver gets five sets of intermediates and only two sets of full wets for the weekend and Verstappen used only one set of wets all day. Hamilton took a different approach as he did take to the track in Q2, but stopped running once the rest of his competitors switched to intermediates.