Starting grid - Germany 2014 - Gutiérrez drops back as Hamilton's crash affects his grid spot
Published by Christine
Esteban Gutiérrez continues his chain reaction of penalties, with one leftover from Silverstone. Having been found guilty of causing the incident with Pastor Maldonado, the Sauber driver drops three places on the grid. Lewis Hamilton has also taken a five place grid penalty for changing the gearbox after his crash during qualifying. He may opt to start from the pit lane, however.
Finally, Marcus Ericsson has been given permission to start the race despite not actually making an appearance in qualifying, let alone setting a lap time. The stewards have given him special dispensation to start last on the grid.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:16.540 | 17 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams Martini Racing | 1:16.759 | 15 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Williams Martini Racing | 1:17.078 | 21 |
| 4 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren Mercedes | 1:17.214 | 17 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:17.273 | 19 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:17.577 | 16 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:17.649 | 19 |
| 8 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:17.965 | 22 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:18.014 | 21 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:18.035 | 21 |
| 11 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:18.193 | 15 |
| 12 | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:18.273 | 13 |
| 13 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:18.285 | 14 |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:18.983 | 14 |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber F1 Team | 1:19.142 | 8 |
| 16 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:18.787 | 14 |
| 17 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia F1 Team | 1:19.676 | 8 |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 Team | 1:20.195 | 7 |
| 19 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham F1 Team | 1:20.408 | 7 |
| 20 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | No time | 5 |
| 21 | Max Chilton | Marussia F1 Team | 1:20.489 | 9 |
| 22 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham F1 Team | No time | 0 |
- 3 places. Esteban Gutiérrez - Car 21 collided with car 13 (Pastor Maldonado) in Turn 16. The Stewards determined that the Driver of Car 21 was predominantly at fault.
- 5 places. Lewis Hamilton - The gearbox of car 44 has been changed before six consecutive events have expired
