Russian GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

RUSSIAN GP - QUALIFYING - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Sebastian Vettel will start the race from Pole Position with team-mate, Raikkonen lining up beside him. This is the First all-Ferrari front row since the French Grand Prix of 2008, which is also the last time Kimi Raikkonen started from Pole Position. 

    During Q1, both Jolyon Palmer and Pascal Wehrlein crashed. Wehrlein ended up facing the wrong way, while Palmer smashed the front end of his Renault into the wall. Both drivers were OK but that was their day over.

    Carlos Sainz and Stoffel Vandoorne move back on the grid due to grid penalties. Sainz 3 places due to his collision with Lance Stroll in Bahrain and Vandoorne 15 places for using more than the allowed amount of engine components for the season. 

HOW IT WORKS:

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

Q2 = 15 minutes. The remaining cars go out. At the end of the session, the five 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. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

2. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

3. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

4. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

5. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia

6. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

7. Max Verstappen / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

8. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany

9. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

10. Esteban Ocon / Force India-Mercedes / France

11. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

12. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia

13. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

14. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain*

15. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain

16. Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain

17. Pascal Wehrlein / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany

18. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

19. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France

20. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Honda / Belgium**

* - (Sainz) 3-Place-Grid-Penalty for collision with Lance Stroll in Bahrain

** - (Vandoorne) 15-Place-Grid-Penalty for multiple engine component changes

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Article Written By: Amy Hawk

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