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Australian GP grid finalised after penalties

Tom Howard
Tom Howard
15 Mar 2014
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15 Mar 2014
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Australian GP grid finalised after penalties

Bottas will start 15th after his penalty

Bottas will start 15th after his penalty

The Rolex Australian Grand Prix grid has been finalised after gearbox penalties were issued to Valtteri Bottas and Esteban Gutierrez.

Williams driver Bottas was forced to under go a gearbox change after sitting out the majority of Free Practice 3, thus incurring a five place grid drop.

The Finn had qualified in 10th spot after an impressive drive in tricky wet conditions, but the subsequent penalty will drop him to 15th on the grid.

As a result, Jenson Button (McLaren), Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari), Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), Adrian Sutil (Sauber) and Kamui Kobayashi (Caterham) will move up a place on the grid.

Sauber’s Gutierrez encountered a problem with his gearbox in Q1. The Mexican finished the session in 19th position but his penalty will demote him to 22nd and last on the grid.

Stewards investigated fourth and fifth placed qualifiers Kevin Magnussen and Fernando Alonso along with Vettel for alleged driving infringements during qualifying.

Officials deemed Magnussen and Vettel to have slowed down sufficiently during the yellow flag period in Q2, while Alonso was cleared of impeding Gutierrez in Q1.

See below for the full Australian Grand Prix grid

Pos Driver Team
1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2. Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault
3. Nico Rosberg Mercedes
4. Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes
5. Fernando Alonso Ferrari
6. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Renault
7. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes
8. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Renault
9. Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes
10. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes
11. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari
12. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
13. Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari
14. Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault
15. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes*
16. Sergio Perez Force India-Mercedes
17. Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari
18. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari
19. Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault
20. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault
21. Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault
22. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari*

* Gearbox change penalty



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