starting grid
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Australia's Piastri, the championship leader, settled for sixth place on the starting grid.
From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025
Because he needed to move to a backup car for the rest of the weekend, Sainz was penalized 10 spots on the starting grid and will instead start 12th on Saturday night.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2023
That heroic effort by Ferrari will be punished with a 10-place penalty for Sainz on Saturday night’s starting grid.
From Washington Times • Nov. 18, 2023
So will the new F1 Academy lead to a female driver lining up against Sir Lewis on the starting grid in the near future?
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2023
But his team repaired the main car, Palou stayed in the top nine and started from sixth, the second row on the starting grid.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2022