Abu Dhabi GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

ABU DHABI GP - QUALIFYING - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    It was Valtteri Bottas who took pole position ahead of the last race of the season. Team-mate, Hamilton, finished just behind in 2nd. Newly signed Toro Rosso driver, Brendon Hartley, endured another grid penalty due to more engine component changes.

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. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

2. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

3. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

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

5. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

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

7. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany

8. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

9. Esteban Ocon / Force India-Mercedes / France

10. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

11. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain

12. Carlos Sainz / Renault-Renault / Spain

13. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Honda / Belgium

14. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

15. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

16. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France

17. Pierre Gasly / Toro Rosso-Renault / France

18. Pascal Wehrlein / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany

19. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

20. Brendon Hartley / Toro Rosso-Renault / New Zealand*

* - (Hartley) 10-Place-Grid-Penalty for multiple engine component changes

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