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Final starting grid for the 2022 Belgian Grand Prix

It's been a laborious procedure all weekend for the FIA, but the Belgian Grand Prix stewards have released the final grid for Sunday's event.

A raft of restricted power unit element changes up and down the field have led to an array of grid penalties that have impacted the qualifying results of poleman Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc, Esteban Ocon, Lando Norris, Zhou Guanyu and Mick Schumacher.

Furthermore, AlphaTauri's Yuki Tsunoda, whose team added new power unit elements under Parc Fermé conditions, will start his race from the pitlane.

2022 Belgian Grand Prix - Official starting grid

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Session	Notes
1	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:44.297s	Q3
2	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	1:44.462s	Q3
3	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1:45.368s	Q3
4	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:45.503s	Q3
5	George Russell	Mercedes	1:45.776s	Q3
6	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:45.837s	Q3
7	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1:45.767s	Q2
8	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1:45.827s	Q2
9	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:46.611s	Q2
10	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1:46.344s	Q1
11	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1:46.401s	Q1
12	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:46.557s	Q1
13	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1:47.866s	Q1	See [1]
14	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:43.665s	Q3	See [2]
15	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:44.553s	Q3	See [2]
16	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:45.180s	Q3	See [2]
17	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:46.178s	Q3	See [2]
18	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1:46.085s	Q2	See [2]
19	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1:47.718s	Q2	See [2]
	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:46.692s	Q1	See [3]

Notes
[1] 10+15 place penalty for cumulative power unit changes
[2] 'Back of the grid' penalty for power unit changes
[3] Start from pit lane for power unit changes in parc ferme

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