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Final starting grid Spanish GP: Top teams will battle it out for the win

Final starting grid Spanish GP: Top teams will battle it out for the win

22-05-2022 13:52 Last update: 14:36

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After the end of qualifying, there were no major changes on the starting grid. Therefore, the result of qualifying is also largely the final starting grid for the Spanish Grand Prix. There is one change, namely Fernando Alonso gets a completely new engine and therefore has to start from the twentieth and last place.

At the front, it is still Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen who will go side by side towards the first corner. Behind them, Carlos Sainz and George Russell will start and fight for the third spot. Sergio Perez, along with Lewis Hamilton, will start from the third row of the grid and will have to make up places to have a chance at the podium.

Alonso from P17 to P20

The only change to the starting grid is the loss of Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard initially qualified in a disappointing seventeenth place and subsequently Alpine decided to replace the entire engine. As a result, Nicholas Latifi, Alexander Albon and Lance Stroll all move up a spot to the front.