Spain 2013 - Starting grid - Traffic problems in qualifying see two impeding-related grid drops
Published by Christine
Both Felipe Massa and Esteban Gutiérrez have been given three place grid drops after the stewards deemed them guilty of impeding other drivers during qualifying. There did seem to be a significant traffic problem around the Circuit de Catalunya, but just two of the field have been penalised.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:20.718 | 12 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:20.972 | 12 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:21.054 | 12 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 1:21.177 | 17 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:21.218 | 12 |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:21.308 | 16 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:21.570 | 12 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:22.069 | 13 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:21.219 | 12 |
| 10 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:22.233 | 17 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:22.127 | 14 |
| 12 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:22.166 | 12 |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:22.346 | 12 |
| 14 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:22.355 | 9 |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber F1 Team | 1:22.389 | 13 |
| 16 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams F1 Team | 1:23.260 | 9 |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 1:23.318 | 9 |
| 18 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham F1 Team | 1:24.661 | 6 |
| 19 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:22.793 | 15 |
| 20 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia F1 Team | 1:24.713 | 6 |
| 21 | Max Chilton | Marussia F1 Team | 1:24.996 | 6 |
| 22 | Charles Pic | Caterham F1 Team | 1:25.070 | 6 |
- 3 places. Felipe Massa - Unnecessarily impeded Mark Webber between Turns 11 and 12 in qualifying.
- 3 places. Esteban Gutiérrez - Unnecessarily impeded Kimi Räikkönen between Turns 14 and 15 in qualifying.
