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Starting grid - Brazil 2014 - Pérez and Kvyat drop to the back of the grid

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Sergio takes a 7 place drop following his racing incident in Austin
Credit: Sahara Force India

Two drivers face grid penalties this weekend and both of them relate to incidents that happened last weekend in Austin. Sergio Pérez was handed the unusual seven-place grid penalty after being found to have driven recklessly and caused a first lap incident with Adrian Sutil. Daniil Kvyat is taking on the rest of his penalty from the US Grand Prix, after changing his engine that weekend. He couldn't take the full ten place drop there, and the hangover affects his Brazil starting position as well.

PositionDriverTeamTimeLaps
1Nico RosbergMercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team1:10.02314
2Lewis HamiltonMercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team1:10.05614
3Felipe MassaWilliams Martini Racing1:10.24717
4Valtteri BottasWilliams Martini Racing1:10.30517
5Jenson ButtonMcLaren Mercedes1:10.93016
6Sebastian VettelInfiniti Red Bull Racing1:10.93819
7Kevin MagnussenMcLaren Mercedes1:10.96916
8Fernando AlonsoScuderia Ferrari1:10.97718
9Daniel RicciardoInfiniti Red Bull Racing1:11.07520
10Kimi RäikkönenScuderia Ferrari1:11.09918
11Esteban GutiérrezSauber F1 Team1:11.59118
12Nico HülkenbergSahara Force India F1 Team1:11.97614
13Adrian SutilSauber F1 Team1:12.09917
14Romain GrosjeanLotus F1 Team1:12.0378
15Jean-Éric VergneScuderia Toro Rosso1:12.04010
16Pastor MaldonadoLotus F1 Team1:12.2337
17Daniil KvyatScuderia Toro RossoNo time9
18Sergio PérezSahara Force India F1 Team1:12.0769
  • 4 places. Daniil Kvyat - Remainder of 10 place grid penalty - Additional sixth power unit element used (ICE)
  • 7 places. Sergio Pérez - A drop of 7 grid positions at the driver’s next event. (2 penalty points awarded, 2 points total for the 12 month period). The driver of car 11 could not reasonably have expected to complete the manoeuvre. His collision with Adrian Sutil was reckless.

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