Starting grid - China 2014 - Maldonado permitted to start, with added grid penalty
Published by Christine
Pastor Maldonado failed to set a lap time during qualifying due to a problem with the power unit in his Lotus. The stewards have given him permission to start the race, leaving him last on the grid. On the one hand, that's bad news for the Venezuelan, but on the other hand, it counter-acts the penalty handed to him in Bahrain.
After tipping Esteban Gutiérrez into a spin during the race, he was given a five place grid drop, which pushes him back to... well, still last.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:53.860 | 21 |
| 2 | Daniel Ricciardo | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:54.455 | 23 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:54.960 | 23 |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:55.143 | 22 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:55.637 | 21 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Williams Martini Racing | 1:56.147 | 24 |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams Martini Racing | 1:56.282 | 24 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:56.366 | 23 |
| 9 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:56.773 | 23 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:57.079 | 22 |
| 11 | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:56.860 | 17 |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:56.963 | 17 |
| 13 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:57.289 | 18 |
| 14 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber F1 Team | 1:57.393 | 17 |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren Mercedes | 1:57.675 | 17 |
| 16 | Sergio Pérez | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:58.264 | 17 |
| 17 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:58.988 | 10 |
| 18 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham F1 Team | 1:59.260 | 10 |
| 19 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia F1 Team | 1:59.326 | 10 |
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham F1 Team | 2:00.646 | 10 |
| 21 | Max Chilton | Marussia F1 Team | 2:00.865 | 10 |
| 22 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 Team | No time | 0 |
- 5 places. Pastor Maldonado - The driver of car 13 caused a collision with car 21 in turn 1 during Bahrain Grand Prix 2014.
