FIA confirms provisional Indian GP grid
The FIA has confirmed the provisional grid for the Indian Grand Prix with the raft of penalties having left onlookers unsure about the exact order of positions after qualifying
With no fewer than five drivers having penalties for technical or sporting penalties, it was left to the stewards to work through the rule book to confirm the line-up.
While Lewis Hamilton's three-place drop to fifth and Sergio Perez's similar demotion to 20th were fairly straightforward, the order behind was not so sure.
However, the stewards have ruled that Daniel Ricciardo's five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change means he will start from 22nd, while Narain Karthikeyan starts 23rd.
Timo Glock will start last because he failed to set a time within 107 per cent of the quickest time in Q1.
The full grid is:
Pos Driver Team 1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 2. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 4. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 5. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 6. Felipe Massa Ferrari 7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 8. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 9. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 10. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 11. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 12. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 13. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 14. Bruno Senna Renault 15. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 16. Vitaly Petrov Renault 17. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 18. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault 19. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault 20. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 21. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 22. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth 23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 24. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth
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