Provisional grid | Leclerc and Verstappen in front, penalty for Sainz

Max Verstappen had to beat both Ferrarisin qualifying for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, yet the Red Bull Racing driver will start from the front row alongside pole-sitter Charles Leclerc. That has everything to do with the grid penalty of Carlos Sainz, who had qualified second narrowly behind his teammate.

Sainz has to add 10 spots to his starting position and thus starts from P12. This moves Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez up a place, but that will be cold comfort for the drivers who both stranded in Q2.

Behind Leclerc and Verstappen, George Russell and Pierre Gasly will start from the second row. The third row of the grid is fully occupied by Williams drivers Alexander Albon and Logan Sargeant, who set a very impressive qualifying record. Especially for Sargeant, a result he desperately needed towards the end of his contract period.