Sao Paulo Grand Prix: What time does the race start on Sunday?

Max Verstappen and Red Bull anticipated the weather conditions perfectly to secure pole position ahead for Sunday’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

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Verstappen, who has already clinched this year’s drivers’ championship title, will start ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.

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POOOLLEE POSITION!! 💪 @Max33Verstappen will start Sunday's race from P1 👊 #BrazilGP 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/esrWSfPCB7

— Oracle Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) November 3, 2023

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Verstappen, now a three-time world champion, clocked a best lap in 1:10.727 to outpace Leclerc by 0.294 seconds.

Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso took third and fourth places, respectively, to lock out the second row of the grid for Aston Martin.

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Sunday’s race is the 20th – of 22 – in the 2023 season.

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Post-qualifying there were grid penalties handed down to Mercedes’ George Russell and Alpine duo Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly for ‘impeding’ other cars during the session.

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Sunday’s race is due to start at 19:00 (SA time).

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SAO PAULO GRAND PRIX TIMES

As times SA

Saturday, 4 November

Sprint Shootout: 16:00 – 16:44

Sprint: 20:30 – 21:30

Sunday, 5 November

Main race: 19:00

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STARTING GRID FOR SUNDAY’S SAO PAULO GRAND PRIX AFTER FRIDAY’S QUALIFYING:

Front row

Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull)

Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari)

2nd row

Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin)

Fernando Alonso (ESP/Aston Martin)

3rd row

Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes)

Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren)

4th row

Carlos Sainz (ESP/Ferrari)

George Russell (GBR/Mercedes)

5th row

Sergio Perez (MEX/Red Bull)

Oscar Piastri (AUS/McLaren)

6th row

Nico Hulkenberg (GER/Haas)

Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas)

7th row

Alex Albon (THA/Williams)

Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine)

8th row

Pierre Gasly (FRA/Alpine)

Yuki Tsunoda (JPN/AlphaTauri)

9th row

Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/AlphaTauri)

Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Alfa Romeo)

10th row

Logan Sargeant (USA/Williams)

Zhou Guanyu (CHN/Alfa Romeo)

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