Spanish GP, Hamilton loses pole
Maldonado will start first ahead of Alonso
di Staff12 May, 2012
Lewis Hamilton was relegated to the back of the grid at the Spanish GP after failing to complete the pit lap at the end of qualifying. The Englishman therefore lost pole position to the Venezuelan from Williams, Pastor Maldonado, who will start in front of Fernando Alonso's Ferrari.
Hamilton was demoted because his car did not have a sufficient quantity of petrol to take the one liter sample required by the regulations.
Here is the updated starting grid:
1. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 2. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 3. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 4. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 5. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 6. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 7. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 8. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 9. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 10. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 11. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 12. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 13. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 14. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 15. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 16. Felipe Massa Ferrari 17. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 18. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 19. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 20. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 21. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 22. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 24. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
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