Belgium 2012 - Starting grid - Some gearbox related penalties, plus an impeding infringement
Published by Christine
Mark Webber and Nico Rosberg face yet more five place grid drops after their gearboxes were changed, whilst Pastor Maldonado qualified third but was handed a three place penalty for impeding in qualifying. That shakes the grid up a little, although it was already looking quite interesting by itself!
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:47.573 | 14 |
| 2 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | 1:47.871 | 18 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 1:48.205 | 14 |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:48.219 | 16 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:48.313 | 15 |
| 6 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 1:47.893 | 20 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:48.394 | 16 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:48.538 | 18 |
| 9 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:48.890 | 19 |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:48.792 | 12 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:48.855 | 13 |
| 12 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:48.392 | 13 |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:49.081 | 14 |
| 14 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:49.147 | 13 |
| 15 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:49.354 | 13 |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:49.543 | 13 |
| 17 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | 1:50.088 | 15 |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | 1:51.739 | 7 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | 1:51.967 | 6 |
| 20 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | 1:52.336 | 8 |
| 21 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT Formula 1 Team | 1:53.030 | 6 |
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | 1:53.493 | 6 |
| 23 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:50.181 | 10 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT Formula 1 Team | 1:54.989 | 8 |
- 3 places. Pastor Maldonado - Impeding Nico Hülkenberg in first qualifying.
- 5 places. Mark Webber - The Driver did not use the gearbox for five consecutive Events.
- 5 places. Nico Rosberg - The Driver did not use the gearbox for five consecutive Events.
