Starting Grid: 2018 Russian Grand Prix

The starting grid for the 2018 Russian Grand Prix sees a number of changes thanks to a handful of engine and gearbox penalties.

Whilst the top ten remains the same, the lower half changes dramatically and sees Max Verstappen drop to last. The Red Bull driver qualified 11th through default after none of the bottom five Q2 cars set timed laps and were therefore classified in Q1 order.

Verstappen drops nine places thanks to an engine penalty and a rule infringement which saw the stewards hand him a further grid drop of three places.

His Red Bull team-mate Daniel Ricciardo drops seven places to 19th behind the Toro Rosso pair and McLaren's Fernando Alonso, which elevates five cars, the biggest gainers of which are Lance Stroll, Sergey Sirotkin and Stoffel Vandoorne, each moving up five places from where they qualified.

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The race starts at 14:10 local time (12:10 UK). You can find your local start time with our timezone calendar here.

Pos	Driver	Team		↑↓
1	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes		–
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes		–
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari		–
4	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari		–
5	Kevin Magnussen	Haas		–
6	Esteban Ocon	RP Force India		–
7	Charles Leclerc	Sauber		–
8	Sergio Perez	RP Force India		–
9	Romain Grosjean	Haas		–
10	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber		–
11	Carlos Sainz	Renault		↑3
12	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault		↑3
13	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams		↑5
14	Lance Stroll	Williams		↑6
15	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren		↑4
16	Fernando Alonso	McLaren		↓1
17	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso		↓4
18	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull		↓6
19	Max Verstappen	Red Bull		↓8
20	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso		↓4