Russian GP: Qualifying - RE-CAP & RESULTS

RUSSIAN GP - QUALIFYING - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Valtteri Bottas took Pole Position ahead of the Russian GP while multiple driver received penalties for engine component changes and unscheduled gearbox replacements.

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. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

5. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

6. Esteban Ocon / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / France

7. Charles Leclerc / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco

8. Sergio Perez / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

9. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France

10. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

11. Carlos Sainz / Renault-Renault / Spain

12. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany

13. Sergey Sirotkin / Williams-Mercedes / Russia

14. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

15. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Renault / Belgium+

16. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Renault / Spain*

17. Pierre Gasly / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France*

18. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia*+

19. Max Verstappen / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands*+#

20. Brendon Hartley / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand*

* - (Alonso, Gasly, Ricciardo, Verstappen & Hartley) Drivers to start race from back of the grid due to multiple engine component changes

+ - (Vandoorne, Ricciardo & Verstappen) 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for each driver due to unscheduled gearbox changes

# - (Verstappen) 3-Place-Grid-Penalty for failing to slow under Yellow Flags

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