Russian GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

We are just hours away from the first Russian GP at Sochi Autodrom and it is time to take a look at how the grid will line up.

If you're new to Qualifying or F1 in general, we will go over the basic rules. Qualifying consists of 3 different sessions, so we're going to walk through it.

Session 1, 18 minutes on the clock and all cars get to go out and set their fastest times. When the 18 minutes are up, all cars must return to pits and the 6 slowest of the session do not move on to Q2.

Session 2 or Q2 as we call it, is the same thing, just 15 minutes on the clock, but overall the same rules. 6 slowest cars do not move on to Q3.

In Q3, and 12 minutes on the clock. The last 10 cars battle for the front 10 positions on the grid, but most importantly, the very first and most wanted position. Pole.

Here's how the grid will look for the Russian GP. Please note, these results are after the grid changed due to penalties. They are explained below.

GRID:

1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

2. Nico Rosberg / Mercedes-Mercedes / Germany

3. Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland

4. Jenson Button / McLaren-Mercedes / Great Britain

5. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia

6. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-Renault / Australia

7. Fernando Alonso / Ferrari-Ferrari / Spain

8. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

9. Jean-Eric Vergne / Toro Rosso-Renault / France

10. Sebastian Vettel / Red Bull-Renault / Germany

11. Kevin Magnussen* / McLaren-Mercedes / Denmark

12. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

13. Esteban Gutierrez / Sauber-Ferrari / Mexico

14. Adrian Sutil / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany

15. Romain Grosjean / Lotus-Renault / France

16. Marcus Ericsson / Caterham-Renault / Sweden

17. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany*

18. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

19. Kamui Kobayashi / Caterham-Renault / Japan

20. Pastor Maldonado / Lotus-Renault / Venezuela**

21. Max Chilton / Marussia-Ferrari / Great Britain* 

** - Pastor Maldonado carries over the rest of his Grid Penalty from Suzuka.

* - Hulkenberg, Magnussen and Chilton all received 5-Place-Grid-Penalties for gearbox changes.

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Article Written By: Amy Hawk.

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