Lawson and Hülkenberg move onto São Paulo’s second row
Fifth and sixth in qualifying became third and fourth on the FIA’s provisional grid. The race starts at 18:00 Budapest time.
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Liam Lawson and Nico Hülkenberg share the second row on the provisional FIA grid, published at 00:01 on Sunday, Budapest time. The New Zealander from Racing Bulls and the German from Audi were fifth and sixth in Saturday’s wet qualifying session; they are set to start third and fourth. The official F1 schedule puts the São Paulo Grand Prix at 18:00 Budapest time.
The penalties reshaped two rows
Lando Norris retains pole and is joined by Kimi Antonelli, who qualified third. Lawson and Hülkenberg each move up two spots because George Russell received a five-place penalty and Charles Leclerc received a ten-place drop. The provisional line-up shows how Saturday’s pace translated into Sunday’s track position: the Racing Bulls and Audi sit immediately behind the front row, while Russell is listed seventh and Leclerc fourteenth.
