GP Japan, provisional starting grid
The updated grid with the penalties imposed
di Staff6 October 2012
The FIA has published the provisional starting grid for the Japanese Formula 1 GP. At Suzuka several drivers suffered penalties after qualifying. Jenson Button dropped from third to eighth place due to a gearbox replacement. For the same reason also Nico Hulkenberg, who qualified tenth, fifteenth. Thanks to the penalties, Felipe Massa therefore enters the top 10. Michael Schumacher, as a result of the ten-place grid penalty received for the accident in Singapore with Vergne, will start 23rd.
Nr Driver Team Position 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1 2 Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault 2 14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 3 10 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 4 15 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 5 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 6 9 Kimi Räikkönen Lotus-Renault 7 3 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 8 4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 9 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 10 11 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 11 18 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 12 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 13 16 Daniel Ricciardo STR- Ferrari 14 12 Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 15 19 Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 16 20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 17 24 Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 18 17 Jean-Eric Vergne STR-Ferrari 19 22 Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 20 25 Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 21 21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 22 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 23 23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 24
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