Starting grid - Italy 2013 - Sutil takes a three place drop for the only penalty of the session
Published by Christine
Lewis Hamilton didn't seem too worried about being held up by Adrian Sutil in qualifying, after admitting it was his worst session ever. However, the stewards took a different view and gave the Force India driver a three place grid drop. They said: "The impeding was not intentional, however it's the responsibility of the driver to be aware of the approaching car."
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:23.755 | 15 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:23.968 | 18 |
| 3 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber F1 Team | 1:24.065 | 21 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:24.132 | 21 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:24.142 | 15 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:24.192 | 26 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:24.209 | 24 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:24.502 | 17 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:24.515 | 21 |
| 10 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:28.050 | 20 |
| 11 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus F1 Team | 1:24.610 | 16 |
| 12 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:24.803 | 14 |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:24.848 | 14 |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 1:25.011 | 19 |
| 15 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:25.077 | 18 |
| 16 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:25.226 | 13 |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:24.932 | 19 |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams F1 Team | 1:25.291 | 11 |
| 19 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham F1 Team | 1:26.406 | 9 |
| 20 | Charles Pic | Caterham F1 Team | 1:26.563 | 10 |
| 21 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia F1 Team | 1:27.085 | 11 |
| 22 | Max Chilton | Marussia F1 Team | 1:27.480 | 10 |
- 3 places. Adrian Sutil - Impeding Lewis Hamilton at Turn 11.
