Bottas in front, Hamilton in the pitlane: Confirmed starting grid for Brazil GP

The race at Interlagos takes place on Sunday and, as expected, Mercedes managed to claim pole position, but due to Lewis Hamilton crashing out of qualifying it will be his team-mate Valtteri Bottas who will lead the grid.

Hamilton will start the Grand Prix in the pitlane after his Mercedes team worked hard overnight to get his car ready following his spin into the barrier on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Lance Stroll, Brendon Hartley, Pierre Gasly, and Daniel Ricciardo find themselves further back in the grid due to penalties for engine issues suffered during practice on Friday.

The grid for the Brazilian Grand Prix

1 Valtteri Bottas

2 Sebastian Vettel

3 Kimi Raikkonen

4 Max Verstappen

5 Sergio Perez

6 Fernando Alonso

7 Nico Hulkenberg

8 Carlos Sainz

9 Felipe Massa

10 Esteban Ocon

11 Romain Grosjean

12 Stoffel Vandoorne

13 Kevin Magnussen

14 Daniel Ricciardo *

15 Pascal Wehrlein

16 Marcus Ericsson

17 Lance Stroll **

18 Brendon Hartley *

19 Pierre Gasly ***

20 Lewis Hamilton ****

* 10-place engine penalty

** five-place gearbox penalty

*** 25-place engine penalty

**** Pitlane start