Starting grid - United States 2013 - Penalties for ignoring red flags, gearboxes and impeding in qualifying
Published by Christine
The grid for the US Grand Prix has been hit with several penalties, starting with Jenson Button who got into trouble on Friday during the stop-start first practice session. Esteban Gutiérrez put in a great showing during qualifying to finish inside the top ten but his hard work has been undone by some questionable moves on track. Charles Pic also has a gearbox related grid drop.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:36.338 | 12 |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:36.441 | 14 |
| 3 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:37.155 | 17 |
| 4 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber F1 Team | 1:37.296 | 20 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:37.345 | 20 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:37.376 | 19 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:37.452 | 21 |
| 8 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus F1 Team | 1:37.715 | 21 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams F1 Team | 1:37.836 | 24 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:38.131 | 18 |
| 11 | Paul di Resta | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:38.139 | 18 |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:38.364 | 19 |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:38.592 | 17 |
| 14 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:38.696 | 15 |
| 15 | Jenson Button | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | 1:38.217 | 16 |
| 16 | Adrian Sutil | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:39.250 | 10 |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams F1 Team | 1:39.351 | 11 |
| 18 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham F1 Team | 1:40.491 | 10 |
| 19 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia F1 Team | 1:40.258 | 11 |
| 20 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:38.034 | 20 |
| 21 | Max Chilton | Marussia F1 Team | 1:41.401 | 10 |
| 22 | Charles Pic | Caterham F1 Team | 1:40.596 | 10 |
- 3 places. Jenson Button - The driver overtook another car under Red Flags.
- 5 places. Charles Pic - The gearbox of car 20 has been changed before 5 consecutive events have expired.
- 10 places. Esteban Gutiérrez - Car 12 unneccessarily impeded car 16 (Pastor Maldonado) between turns 19 and 20 whilst performing manoeuvres that the stewards consider dangerous.
