Starting grid - Abu Dhabi 2013 - Kimi Räikkönen drops to the back of the field after exclusion from qualifying

Published 3 November 2013 by Christine

Kimi Räikkönen was excluded from the qualifying results after the Lotus failed one of the post-session checks, but was given permission to start the race - he'll either be at the back of the field, or in the pit lane. Meanwhile, Jules Bianchi was given a five place drop for a gearbox change, but in the end only loses one place due to Kimi dropping behind him.

Position	Driver	Team	Time	Laps
1	Mark Webber	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	1:39.957	17
2	Sebastian Vettel	Infiniti Red Bull Racing	1:40.075	12
3	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:40.419	18
4	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1:40.501	19
5	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber F1 Team	1:40.576	21
6	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1 Team	1:40.997	21
7	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari	1:41.015	18
8	Sergio Pérez	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	1:41.068	20
9	Daniel Ricciardo	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:41.111	21
10	Fernando Alonso	Scuderia Ferrari	1:41.093	15
11	Paul di Resta	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:41.133	19
12	Jenson Button	Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	1:41.200	15
13	Jean-Éric Vergne	Scuderia Toro Rosso	1:41.279	15
14	Pastor Maldonado	Williams F1 Team	1:41.395	16
15	Valtteri Bottas	Williams F1 Team	1:41.447	14
16	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber F1 Team	1:41.999	8
17	Adrian Sutil	Sahara Force India F1 Team	1:42.051	10
18	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham F1 Team	1:43.252	10
19	Charles Pic	Caterham F1 Team	1:43.528	10
20	Max Chilton	Marussia F1 Team	1:44.198	8
21	Jules Bianchi	Marussia F1 Team	1:43.398	7
22	Kimi Räikkönen	Lotus F1 Team	1:40.542	20

5 places. Jules Bianchi - The gearbox of car 22 has been changed before five consecutive events have expired.
17 places. Kimi Räikkönen - Exclusion from qualifying results after failing the asymmetric LHS front floor deflection test. The stewards heard the explanation of the team that the relevant part broke upon contact with a kerb, however the stewards did not accept that the incident referred to constituted an accident, or excused failing the relevant test. The competitor is however allowed to start the race from the back of the grid.