F1 – Spanish GP: the starting grid

Here is the starting grid for the Formula 1 Spanish GP. All Mercedes front row with Nico Rosberg ahead of teammate and world championship leader Lewis Hamilton. Third position on the grid for Sebastian Vettel with Ferrari ahead of Valtteri Bottas' Williams.

Third row all Toro Rosso with Carlos Sainz ahead of Max Verstappen, fourth row for Kimi Raikkonen with the other Ferrari and Daniil Kvyat with the Red Bull. Felipe Massa (Williams) and Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) close the top 10.

Outside the top 10 were the two Lotuses of Romain Grosjean and Pastor Maldonado, in 11th and 12th position respectively. Still negative qualifying for the two McLaren Hondas: Fernando Alonso is 13th, Jenson Button 14th. Force India also did poorly with Nico Hulkenberg 17th and Sergio Perez 18th.

F1 GP Spain – Starting grid

Driver Pos Team Time Gap
1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m24.681s –
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1m24.948s 0.267s
3 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1m25.458s 0.777s
4 Valtteri Bottas Williams/Mercedes 1m25.694s 1.013s
5 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso/Renault 1m26.136s 1.455s
6 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso/Renault 1m26.249s 1.568s
7 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m26.414s 1.733s
8 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull/Renault 1m26.629s 1.948s
9 Felipe Massa Williams/Mercedes 1m26.757s 2.076s
10 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull/Renault 1m26.770s 2.089s
11 Romain Grosjean Lotus/Mercedes 1m27.375s 2.694s
12 Pastor Maldonado Lotus/Mercedes 1m27.450s 2.769s
13 Fernando Alonso McLaren/Honda 1m27.760s 3.079s
14 Jenson Button McLaren/Honda 1m27.854s 3.173s
15 Felipe Nasr Sauber/Ferrari 1m28.005s 3.324s
16 Marcus Ericsson Sauber/Ferrari 1m28.112s 3.431s
17 Nico Hulkenberg Force India/Mercedes 1m28.365s 3.684s
18 Sergio Perez Force India/Mercedes 1m28.442s 3.761s
19 Will Stevens Marussia/Ferrari 1m31.200s 6.519s
20 Roberto Merhi Marussia/Ferrari 1m32.038s 7.357s