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China 2012 - Starting grid - Hamilton faces a gearbox drop, as Vergne breaks parc fermé

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Lewis Hamilton qualified in second place behind Nico Rosberg, but drops down the order five places after a gearbox-related penalty. Meanwhile, Jean-Éric Vergne has been penalised for the team making changes to the car that contravene parc fermé conditions - he originally qualified eighteenth but is pushed back to last.

PositionDriverTeamTimeLaps
1Nico RosbergMercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team1:35.12111
2Michael SchumacherMercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team1:35.69113
3Kamui KobayashiSauber F1 Team1:35.78413
4Kimi RäikkönenLotus F1 Team1:35.89815
5Jenson ButtonVodafone McLaren Mercedes1:36.19116
6Mark WebberRed Bull Racing1:36.29014
7Lewis HamiltonVodafone McLaren Mercedes1:35.62614
8Sergio PérezSauber F1 Team1:36.52417
9Fernando AlonsoScuderia Ferrari1:36.62217
10Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 TeamNo Time15
11Sebastian VettelRed Bull Racing1:36.03111
12Felipe MassaScuderia Ferrari1:36.25514
13Pastor MaldonadoWilliams F1 Team1:36.28314
14Bruno SennaWilliams F1 Team1:36.28914
15Paul di RestaSahara Force India F1 Team1:36.31714
16Nico HülkenbergSahara Force India F1 Team1:36.74514
17Daniel RicciardoScuderia Toro Rosso1:36.95614
18Heikki KovalainenCaterham F1 Team1:38.4639
19Vitaly PetrovCaterham F1 Team1:38.6777
20Timo GlockMarussia F1 Team1:39.28210
21Charles PicMarussia F1 Team1:39.71710
22Pedro de la RosaHRT Formula 1 Team1:40.4117
23Narain KarthikeyanHRT Formula 1 Team1:41.00010
24Jean-Éric VergneScuderia Toro Rosso1:37.7148
  • 5 places. Lewis Hamilton - The Driver did not use the gearbox for five consecutive Events.
  • 6 places. Jean-Éric Vergne - Start from the pitlane after the team contravened parc fermé regulations.

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