FIA publishes Italian GP starting grid as Verstappen starts seventh

Verstappen qualified second behind Ferrari's polesitter Charles Leclerc but was one of many drivers hit by grid penalties for exceeding the 2022 power unit allowance.

After having a fresh internal combustion engine added to his pool, Verstappen took a five-place penalty, although there was some uncertainty in the paddock on how that penalty would be applied.

Despite Carlos Sainz, Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton also taking penalties and qualifying within five positions of Verstappen, the Dutchman will still receive a net five-place grid penalty according to the FIA's existing methodology.

He will therefore line up seventh, alongside fellow Dutchman and Williams debutant Nyck de Vries.

Mercedes' George Russell will start on the front row with Leclerc, followed by McLaren duo Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo in third and fourth.

AlphaTauri man Pierre Gasly starts fifth alongside Alpine's Fernando Alonso in sixth.

Perez' 10-place penalty drops him to 13th, ahead of Esteban Ocon, who received a five-place drop.

Sainz qualified highest of the three drivers hit with a back of the grid penalty, and therefore starts 18th ahead of Hamilton and Yuki Tsunoda.

F1 Italian GP - Starting Grid

Cla	Driver		Chassis	Engine
1	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	Ferrari
2	George Russell		Mercedes	Mercedes
3	Lando Norris		McLaren	Mercedes
4	Daniel Ricciardo		McLaren	Mercedes
5	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	Red Bull
6	Fernando Alonso		Alpine	Renault
7	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	Red Bull
8	Nyck de Vries		Williams	Mercedes
9	Zhou Guanyu		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari
10	Nicholas Latifi		Williams	Mercedes
11	Sebastian Vettel		Aston Martin	Mercedes
12	Lance Stroll		Aston Martin	Mercedes
13	Sergio Perez		Red Bull	Red Bull
14	Esteban Ocon		Alpine	Renault
15	Valtteri Bottas		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari
16	Kevin Magnussen		Haas	Ferrari
17	Mick Schumacher		Haas	Ferrari
18	Carlos Sainz		Ferrari	Ferrari
19	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	Mercedes
20	Yuki Tsunoda		AlphaTauri	Red Bull
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