European GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX (AZERBAIJAN) - QUALIFYING

It's Nico Rosberg on Pole Position, but it won't be Lewis Hamilton starting next to him due to a crash in Q3. Sergio Perez picked up a 5-Place-Grid-Penalty following a gearbox change after a crash in FP3. The Force India driver qualified in 2nd but will start 7th.

HOW IT WORKS:

Q1 = 18 minutes. All cars allowed to go out. At the end of the session, the six slowest are eliminated.

Q2 = 15 minutes. The remaining cars go out. At the end of the session, the six slowest are eliminated.

Q3 = 12 minutes. Final 10 cars go out. The final order at the end of the session is how the grid will line up. Fastest car starts from Pole Position.

GRID LINE-UP

1. Nico Rosberg / Mercedes-Mercedes / Germany

2. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER / Australia

3. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

4. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

5. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

6. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / Russia

7. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico*

8. Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland

9. Max Verstappen / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER / Netherlands

10. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

11. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France

12. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany

13. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain

14. Esteban Gutierrez / Haas-Ferrari / Mexico

15. Felipe Nasr / Sauber-Ferrari / Brazil

16. Rio Haryanto / Manor-Mercedes / Indonesia

17. Pascal Wehrlein / Manor-Mercedes / Germany

18. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / Spain**

19. Jenson Button / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain

20. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

21. Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain

PIT-LANE - Kevin Magnussen / Renault-Renault / Denmark***

* - (Perez) 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for gearbox change

** - (Sainz) 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for gearbox change

*** (Magnussen) 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for gearbox change

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Article written By: Amy Hawk

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