Brazilian GP: Qualifying - RE-CAP & RESULTS

BRAZILIAN GP - QUALIFYING - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Lewis Hamilton secured Pole Position, just ahead of Sebastian Vettel after an intense Q3 battle, while Daniel Ricciardo and Esteban Ocon were handed grid penalties.

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. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

2. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

3. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

4. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

5. Max Verstappen / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

6. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

7. Charles Leclerc / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco

8. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France

9. Pierre Gasly / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France

10. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

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

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

13. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany

14. Sergey Sirotkin / Williams-Mercedes / Russia

15. Carlos Sainz / Renault-Renault / Spain

16. Brendon Hartley / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand

17. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Renault / Spain

18. Esteban Ocon / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / France**

19. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

20. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Renault / Belgium

* - (Ricciardo) 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for engine component change

** - (Ocon) 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for unscheduled gearbox change

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Article Written By: Amy Hawk

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