F1 2024 US Grand Prix starting grid with penalties applied

The FIA have officially confirmed the starting grid for Sunday's United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas.

Max Verstappen returned to Austin with intent after taking a sprint race victory, however it was his title rival Lando Norris who achieved pole position.

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The Dutchman looked set to top the timesheets in Austin, but a crash from George Russell at the end of Q3 prevented him from completing his lap.

In a late ruling from the FIA, Russell will now start the race from the pitlane as, according to the sport's governing body, Mercedes did not cover his car two hours after the end of qualifying but continued to work on the car, which is not in compliance with Article 40.6 of the sporting regulations.

His Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton made a shock Q1 exit on Saturday but has received a minor boost due to Russell's penalty, promoting Hamilton to P17.

Liam Lawson, who replaced Daniel Ricciardo at Visa Cash App RB, will start at the back of the grid after being slammed with a 60-place-grid penalty due to exceeding several allotted power unit components.

F1 US Grand Prix 2024 starting grid

1. Lando Norris [McLaren] - 1:32.330sec
2. Max Verstappen [Red Bull] - +0.031sec
3. Carlos Sainz [Ferrari] - +0.322sec
4. Charles Leclerc [Ferrari] - +0.410sec
5. Oscar Piastri [McLaren] - +0.620sec
6. Pierre Gasly [Alpine] - +0.688sec
7. Fernando Alonso [Aston Martin] - +0.979sec
8. Kevin Magnussen [Haas] - +1.151sec
9. Sergio Perez [Red Bull] - No time set
10. Yuki Tsunoda [VCARB]
11. Nico Hulkenberg [Haas]
12. Esteban Ocon [Alpine]
13. Lance Stroll [Aston Martin]
14. Alex Albon [Williams]
15. Franco Colapinto [Williams]
16. Valtteri Bottas [Sauber]
17. Lewis Hamilton [Mercedes]
18. Zhou Guanyu [Sauber]
19. Liam Lawson [VCARB]

*George Russell will start the race from the pitlane for Mercedes.

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US Grand Prix Race - Sunday, October 20, 2024

The race in Austin kicks off today at 2pm local time. Find the session start times converted to your local time zone below:

Local time 2pm Sunday
Central European Time 9pm Sunday
United Kingdom (BST): 8pm Sunday
United States (EDT): 3pm Sunday
United States (PDT): 12pm Sunday

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