Final starting grid for Emilia Romagna GP: Can Verstappen hunt for Mercedes?

The Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna is one of the few races where there is no threat of grid penalties prior to a Grand Prix. No driver has suffered grid penalties and no one has been investigated by the FIA, for example by blocking another driver or changing parts.

That is why we will see a Mercedes 1-2 at the start of the race in Imola. Behind it are two Honda engines, in the shape of Max Verstappen and Pierre Gasly. From P3 to P6 there are only (former) Red Bull Racing drivers, because behind Verstappen and Gasly are Daniel Ricciardo and Alexander Albon.

The fifth driver with a Red Bull history, Daniil Kvyat, starts from P8 with Charles Leclerc just ahead of him from P7. The McLaren duo, Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris, will start from the fifth row of the grid. Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon will be the first drivers with a free choice of tyres and will therefore start the attack on the top ten, where many drivers will have to start on old soft tyres.