F1 2024 Mexican Grand Prix starting grid with penalties applied

The starting grid for Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is in and it’s Ferrari star Carlos Sainz that will start on pole.The Spaniard was the man to come out on top after a thrilling ending to qualifying on Saturday, setting a lap time of 1:15.946sec to hold off the likes of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, with the Red Bull and McLaren stars two and three-tenths behind, respectively.Sainz’s pole continues Ferrari’s recent resurgence after a stunning one-two in the United States last weekend, and Charles Leclerc, who will start in P4, will be hoping to get up alongside his teammate in Sunday’s Grand Prix to further aid the team’s fight in the constructors’ championship.Despite finishing in P2 and P3 with one of their drivers, Red Bull and McLaren will both be disappointed with their qualifying session overall.Both teams had a driver exit qualifying early on Saturday, with Sergio Perez and Oscar Piastri both suffering shock exits in Q1 at Mexico City.F1 Mexican Grand Prix 2024 starting grid1. Carlos Sainz [Ferrari] – 1:15.946sec2. Max Verstappen [Red Bull] – +0.225sec3. Lando Norris [McLaren] – +0.314sec4. Charles Leclerc [Ferrari] – +0.319sec5. George Russell [Mercedes] – +0.410sec6. Lewis Hamilton [Mercedes] – +0.705sec7. Kevin Magnussen [Haas] – +0.940sec8. Pierre Gasly [Alpine] – +0.946sec9. Alex Albon [Williams] – +1.119sec10. Nico Hulkenberg [Haas] – +1.419sec11. Yuki Tsunoda [VCARB]12. Liam Lawson [VCARB]13. Fernando Alonso [Aston Martin]14. Lance Stroll [Aston Martin]15. Valtteri Bottas [Sauber]16. Franco Colapinto [Williams]17. Oscar Piastri [McLaren]18. Sergio Perez [Red Bull]19. Esteban Ocon [Alpine]20. Zhou Guanyu [Sauber]