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Old 8 Jul 2021, 20:44 (Ref:4060464)   #428
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Penword should be qualifying in the top 10 on the grid
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Originally Posted by wnut View Post
The best I could find after a brief search are:

John Watson 22 - 1 1983 US GP West
Niki Lauda 23 - 2 1983 US GP West
Lewis Hamilton 21 - 3 2016 Belgian GP.
Sergio Perez (Spin)Last - 1st Sakhir 2020
George Russell Last to Oh so nearly twice Sakhir 2020
Not a record but Jackie Stewart won from 16th on the grid at the 1973 South African GP. In fact, he was into first place inside 10 laps, after a "controversial" pass for the lead under the yellow for the Regazzoni/Hailwood crash.

Stewart had crashed during qualifying, hence the low starting spot.
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