Verstappen on pole position, Russell handed recovery mission: Singapore GP final grid locked in
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Max Verstappen will start the Singapore Grand Prix from pole position as he looks for a repeat of his victory last week in Sepang, but the two Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton will look to spoil his party. Here is the final grid for the Singapore Grand Prix after confirmation from the FIA.
The Red Bull driver secured top spot ahead of Ferrari's Leclerc by just 0.059 seconds in qualifying on Saturday. Lewis Hamilton starts third for Ferrari and hopes that he and his teammate Leclerc will work together to help get the team's third victory of the season.
Kimi Antonelli, who leads the standings by 89 points lines up fourth, while George Russell will have a recovery job to do from 19th after accumulating a 60-place grid penalty. Russell qualified sixth after crashing out of the lead in Saturday's sprint race.
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri line up on Row 3, with McLaren hoping their drivers can avoid a repeat of their collision from Saturday's sprint race. Pierre Gasly starts seventh for Alpine ahead of the two Racing Bulls of Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad, with the Audi of Nico Hulkenberg rounding out the top 10.
Oliver Bearman lines up alongside Haas teammate Esteban Ocon on Row 6, with Carlos Sainz, Gabriel Bortleto, Franco Colapinto, Alex Albon and the two Cadillacs of Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas also starting ahead of Russell's Mercedes.
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Isack Hadjar's Red Bull and the Aston Martin pair of Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll will start from the pit lane.
2026 Singapore GP - Final starting grid
| Pos. | Driver | Team |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari |
| 4 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren |
| 6 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine |
| 8 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls |
| 9 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi |
| 11 | Oliver Bearman | Haas |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Haas |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | Williams |
| 14 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi |
| 15 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine |
| 16 | Alex Albon | Williams |
| 17 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac |
| 19 | George Russell | Mercedes |
| Pit lane | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin |
| Pit lane | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin |
| Pit lane | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing |
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