Starting grid - Abu Dhabi 2014 - Red Bull start from the pit lane and Grosjean goes to the back
Published by Christine
Romain Grosjean had a twenty place penalty forced upon him, which was hefty especially considering he only qualified in 16th place. The additional carry forward would have gone to the next race, but as there isn't one, he was also handed a drive through penalty in the race.
The Red Bull pair were found to have illegal front wings and were thus excluded from the qualifying results. The subsequent changes to the car mean both Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel are starting from the pit lane.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:40.480 | 13 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:40.866 | 12 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams Martini Racing | 1:41.025 | 18 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Williams Martini Racing | 1:41.119 | 20 |
| 5 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:41.908 | 18 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:41.964 | 18 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:42.236 | 15 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:42.866 | 19 |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren Mercedes | 1:42.198 | 13 |
| 10 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:42.207 | 12 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:42.239 | 15 |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:42.384 | 12 |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber F1 Team | 1:43.074 | 14 |
| 14 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:42.819 | 8 |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 Team | 1:42.860 | 8 |
| 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham F1 Team | 1:44.540 | 7 |
| 17 | Will Stevens | Caterham F1 Team | 1:45.095 | 8 |
| 18 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:42.768 | 8 |
| 19 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:41.893 | 17 |
| 20 | Daniel Ricciardo | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:41.267 | 12 |
- 20 places. Romain Grosjean - The 6th ICE, TC, MGU-H has been used by car 8, this is in breach of Article 28.4 a) of the FIA Formula One Sporting Regulations. A 20 grid position penalty is imposed in accordance with Article 28.4 c), as this is the first time a 6th power unit element has been used.
- 14 places. Sebastian Vettel - Required to start from the pit lane. Although the team carried out work with the approval of the Technical Delegate, parts have been replaced on car 1 that are different to those originally used.
- 15 places. Daniel Ricciardo - Required to start from the pit lane. Although the team carried out work with the approval of the Technical Delegate, parts have been replaced on car 3 that are different to those originally used.
