Azerbaijan Grand Prix starting grid with four penalties

Azerbaijan Grand Prix starting grid with four penalties

George Russell is set to start the Azerbaijan Grand Prix from pole - but the grid order behind him isn't quite what the qualifying order was.

Four separate grid penalties - though three of them given to firmly backmarking cars - have so far altered the grid relative to qualifying results.

Below is the latest on the Saturday grid order...

Provisional Azerbaijan GP grid

1 George Russell (Mercedes)
2 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

3 Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
4 Isack Hadjar (Red Bull)

5 Lando Norris (McLaren)
6 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)

7 Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
8 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

9 Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
10 Ollie Bearman (Haas)

11 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
12 Alexander Albon (Williams)

13 Esteban Ocon (Haas)
14 Carlos Sainz (Williams)*

15 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls)
16 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)

17 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)
18 Nico Hulkenberg (Audi)

19 Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac)
20 Sergio Perez (Cadillac)*

21 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)*
22 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)*

Sainz has five-place penalty for yellow flag breach
Perez has three-place grid penalty for impeding
Alonso has back-of-grid penalty for engine components
Stroll has back-of-grid penalty for engine components