Max Verstappen will be leading from lights out this evening, after setting the fastest lap during a challenging qualifying session in Canada.
As the rain poured ahead of Qualifying, track conditions sent his teammate Sergio Perez into the barriers - meaning he will start today in P13.
Fernando Alonso is in second after the Spaniard secured his first front-row start in a decade. He praised the Alpine’s performance in the wet weather and will have a serious job on his hands defending his position on a dry track this evening.
Carlos Sainz will be chasing the two-time world champion from third in the lead Ferrari, while his teammate Charles Leclerc will take off from the back of the grid after being handed a penalty for switching to a new power unit this weekend.
Lewis Hamilton will take fourth on the grid in the Mercedes, and said "P4 never felt so good" amid ongoing issues with his car. The Haas duo of Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher will line up behind the British world champion in P5 and P6 after excelling in the rain.
Daniel Ricciardo will be in ninth while his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris is in P13 after being knocked out in Q2 due to a technical issue.
Alfa Romeo's Zhou Guanyu is in 10th after making it through to Q3 for the first time in his debut F1 season.
For Irish viewers planning on tuning in, lights out is at 7:00 pm our time - with the pre-race coverage kicking off at 5:30 pm on Sky F1.
If you can’t catch the race, highlights will be shown at 11:00 pm on Channel 4.
There will likely be plenty of action from the get-go after Alonso promised to ‘attack Max at the first corner.’
Current weather predictions show sunny and warm conditions at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, but there is a very small chance of rain while temperatures are expected to reach 19 degrees Celsius for the start of the race.
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