GP Australia: the Saubers of Perez and Kobayashi disqualified

The two Saubers of Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi were disqualified from the Australian Grand Prix, which ended in seventh and eighth place respectively. After the race the stewards identified irregularities regarding the upper element of the rear wing.

The infringement concerns articles 3.10.1 and 3.10.2 of the technical regulations.

With the exclusion of the Saubers from the finishing order, Felipe Massa (Ferrari) moved up to seventh place ahead of Sebatien Buemi and the two Force Indias of Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta.

The order of arrival and updated rankings:

Team Driver Pos 1. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 2. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 3. Petrov Renault 4. Alonso Ferrari 5. Webber Red Bull-Renault 6. Button McLaren-Mercedes 7. Massa Ferrari 8. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 9. Sutil Force India-Mercedes 10. Di Resta Force India-Mercedes 11. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 12. Heidfeld Renault 13. Trulli Lotus-Renault 14. D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth World Drivers' Championship: Constructors: 1. Vettel 25 1. Red Bull-Renault 35 2. Hamilton 18 2. McLaren-Mercedes 26 3. Petrov 15 3. Ferrari 18 4. Alonso 12 4. Renault 15 5. Webber 10 5. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 4 6. Button 8 6. Force India 3 7. Massa 6 8. Buemi 4 9. Sutil 2 10. di Resta 1