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[Bug]: driver_positions grid_position is the qualifying order, not the starting grid after penalties #830
Description
Prerequisites
- I am running the latest version of F1 Sensor
- I have searched existing issues
- I have restarted Home Assistant
- All information in this issue, including logs and screenshots, is written in English. Issues containing non-English content will be closed without response.
F1 Sensor Version
5.7.2 (the same code is still in the v5.8.0 tag)
Component
Integration
Device
Raspberry Pi 5
Home Assistant Installation Type
Home Assistant Container
System Architecture
aarch64
Current Behavior
2026 Singapore GP: Russell qualified P6 and got a 20-place grid drop (FIA Doc 79), so he started P19.
During the whole race sensor.f1_live_drivers_driver_positions reported grid_position: "6" for RUS, and every car that qualified behind him was shifted by one (PIA 7 instead of 6, LAW 9 instead of 8, HUL 11 instead of 10, ...). In total 16 of 22 drivers had a wrong grid_position.
At the same time sensor.f1_live_session_f1_starting_grid had the correct grid: status confirmed, source live_timing_gridpos, RUS grid_position: 19, qualifying_position: 6.
So positions gained/lost from the grid computed from driver_positions are wrong for most of the field (RUS shown as losing 11 places instead of gaining 10).
Expected Behavior
grid_position in driver_positions should match the confirmed starting grid (after penalties) when it is available.
Logs
No error is logged.
Activity
LePousson commentedon Oct 11, 2026
I think that, according to FIA Documents, that the final starting grid was published just some minutes before the race ...
Tagliax commentedon Oct 11, 2026
@LePousson Thanks — the official FIA grid may well be published late, but in this case the data was already in the live feed:
sensor.f1_live_session_f1_starting_gridswitched toconfirmed(sourcelive_timing_gridpos) at 11:07:41Z, ~50 min before the start, with RUS 19.driver_positionskeptgrid_position: "6"for RUS until the end of the race, so it isn't a timing issue: it never picks up the post-penalty grid, even though the integration already has it.LePousson commentedon Oct 11, 2026
oh ok, i misunderstood what you meant exactly ... I also noticed that difference but when the FIA is using systems that crashed when raining or when someone forgot to push a button (loooool), not surprising that some feeds are outsynced ...
fix(integration): Correct live grid positions after race penalties
github-actions commentedon Oct 12, 2026
A fix for this issue is now available in v5.8.0-beta.3, a BETA pre-release of F1 Sensor.
To test the beta version, open HACS in Home Assistant, go to Integrations, and find F1 Sensor. Click the three-dot menu and select Redownload. Make sure Show beta versions is enabled in the HACS settings for this integration. Alternatively, you can download the release manually from the Releases page.
Your feedback on the beta is very welcome — please report any issues you run into so they can be addressed before the stable release.
github-actions commentedon Oct 16, 2026
A fix for this issue is now available in v6.0.0, the latest stable release of F1 Sensor.
To update via HACS, open Home Assistant, go to HACS → Integrations, find F1 Sensor, and click Update. If you installed it manually, download the latest release from the Releases page and replace the existing files.
After updating, restart Home Assistant to apply the changes.