Bahrain 2013 - Starting grid - Two penalties carry over from China, plus a gearbox change for Hamilton

Published 20 April 2013 by Christine

There are two penalties affecting the grid for the Bahrain Grand Prix that were handed out for infractions during the previous race in China. Mark Webber's collision with Jean-Éric Vergne sees him drop down the top ten, whilst Esteban Gutiérrez taking out Sutil has its own repercussions. Meanwhile, in this weekend, Lewis Hamilton has been forced to take a penalty due to changing the gearbox after third practice.

Position	Driver	Team	Time	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:32.330	14
2	Sebastian Vettel	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	1:32.584	12
3	Fernando Alonso	Scuderia Ferrari	1:32.667	11
4	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari	1:33.207	13
5	Paul di Resta	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:33.235	14
6	Adrian Sutil	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:33.246	16
7	Mark Webber	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	1:33.078	13
8	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1 Team	1:33.327	13
9	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:32.762	13
10	Jenson Button	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	No time	11
11	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	1:33.762	7
12	Sergio Pérez	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	1:33.914	9
13	Daniel Ricciardo	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:33.974	14
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber F1 Team	1:33.976	14
15	Valtteri Bottas	Williams F1 Team	1:34.105	13
16	Jean-Éric Vergne	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:34.284	13
17	Pastor Maldonado	Williams F1 Team	1:34.425	6
18	Charles Pic	Caterham F1 Team	1:35.283	6
19	Jules Bianchi	Marussia F1 Team	1:36.178	6
20	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham F1 Team	1:36.304	7
21	Max Chilton	Marussia F1 Team	1:36.476	6
22	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber F1 Team	1:34.730	9

5 places. Esteban Gutiérrez - Colliding with the rear of Adrian Sutil in the braking area of Turn 14 during the Chinese Grand Prix.
3 places. Mark Webber - Causing a collision with Jean-Éric Vergne whilst attempting to overtake.
5 places. Lewis Hamilton - The gearbox has been changed.