Brazil 2012 - Starting grid - Pastor Maldonado drops down the order, and moves Alonso up a place
Published by Christine
With the last race of the year being crucial for the championship battle, Fernando Alonso will be glad to have moved up a position thanks to Pastor Maldonado. The Venezuelan fell foul of a simple rule during qualifying, but that gives him three reprimands in a season.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:12.458 | 21 |
| 2 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:12.513 | 20 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1:12.581 | 22 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1:12.760 | 19 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:12.987 | 25 |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:13.206 | 23 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:13.253 | 25 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 1:13.298 | 22 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:13.489 | 26 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:14.121 | 18 |
| 11 | Bruno Senna | Williams F1 Team | 1:14.219 | 21 |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:14.234 | 21 |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:14.334 | 17 |
| 14 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber F1 Team | 1:14.380 | 24 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:14.574 | 22 |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 1:13.174 | 24 |
| 17 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:14.619 | 23 |
| 18 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:19.967 | 8 |
| 19 | Vitaly Petrov | Caterham F1 Team | 1:17.073 | 14 |
| 20 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham F1 Team | 1:17.086 | 14 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Marussia F1 Team | 1:17.508 | 13 |
| 22 | Charles Pic | Marussia F1 Team | 1:18.104 | 14 |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT Formula 1 Team | 1:19.576 | 13 |
| 24 | Pedro de la Rosa | HRT Formula 1 Team | 1:19.699 | 12 |
- 10 places. Pastor Maldonado - A penalty of a Reprimand is imposed for not stopping at the weighbridge. This is the third Reprimand of this season, which will result in a ten grid place penalty.
