Singapore GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING 

    It's Nico Rosberg who will start from pole position for the Singapore GP, while Lewis Hamilton will start from 3rd. Daniel Ricciardo was able to set a time fast enough to start beside Rosberg, in 2nd.

    Sebastian Vettel was struck with mechanical issues and missed out on a fast lap in Q1 and will start all the way back in 22nd. Vettel has since then had his engine and gearbox replaced and was handed a 25-Place-Grid-Penalty but will still start from 22nd.

    Both Sergio Perez and Romain Grosjean have grid penalties as well. Grosjean's is due to a gearbox replacement. Perez was handed two separate penalties. The first was for failing to sufficiently slow under yellows after Grosjean had a minor crash and the second was for passing Gutierrez under yellows.

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. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

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

5. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

6. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / Spain

7. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / Russia

8. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany

9. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain

10. Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland

11. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

12. Jenson Button / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain

13. Esteban Gutierrez / Haas-Ferrari / Mexico

14. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

15. Kevin Magnussen / Renault-Renault / Denmark

16. Felipe Nasr / Sauber-Ferrari / Brazil

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

18. Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain

19. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France**

20. Pascal Wehrlein / Manor-Mercedes / Germany

21. Esteban Ocon / Manor-Mercedes / France

22. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany***

* - (Perez) 5-Place Grid Penalty for failing to slow sufficiently under yellows & 3-Place-Grid-Penalty for overtaking Gutierrez under yellows

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

*** (Vettel) - 25-Place-Grid-Penalty for engine change (20 Places) and gearbox change (5 Places) (Driver was starting 22nd before grid penalty was added)

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Article Written By: Amy Hawk

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