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

Published 14 April 2012 by Christine

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.

Position	Driver	Team	Time	Laps
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:35.121	11
2	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:35.691	13
3	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber F1 Team	1:35.784	13
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1 Team	1:35.898	15
5	Jenson Button	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	1:36.191	16
6	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing	1:36.290	14
7	Lewis Hamilton	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	1:35.626	14
8	Sergio Pérez	Sauber F1 Team	1:36.524	17
9	Fernando Alonso	Scuderia Ferrari	1:36.622	17
10	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	No Time	15
11	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:36.031	11
12	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari	1:36.255	14
13	Pastor Maldonado	Williams F1 Team	1:36.283	14
14	Bruno Senna	Williams F1 Team	1:36.289	14
15	Paul di Resta	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:36.317	14
16	Nico Hülkenberg	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:36.745	14
17	Daniel Ricciardo	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:36.956	14
18	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham F1 Team	1:38.463	9
19	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham F1 Team	1:38.677	7
20	Timo Glock	Marussia F1 Team	1:39.282	10
21	Charles Pic	Marussia F1 Team	1:39.717	10
22	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT Formula 1 Team	1:40.411	7
23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT Formula 1 Team	1:41.000	10
24	Jean-Éric Vergne	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:37.714	8

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.