Monaco GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

MONACO GP - QUALIFYING - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Kimi Raikkonen will start the race from his first pole position since 2008, where he grabbed pole ahead of the French GP. 

    Stoffel Vandoorne crashed out of Q2, sending out yellow flags at the end of the session. As a result, Lewis Hamilton didn't get to finish his fast lap and did not make it into Q3. Vandoorne also has a 3-Place-Grid-Penalty for his collision with Massa in Spain.

    Jenson Button has received a 15-Place-Grid-Penalty as the team was forced to change the cars MGU-H and TC. He will start from pit-lane.

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. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland
2. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany
3. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland
4. Max Verstappen / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands
5. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia
6. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain
7. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico
8. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France
9. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia
10. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany
11. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark
12. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Honda / Belgium*
13. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain
14. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil
15. Esteban Ocon / Force India-Mercedes / France
16. Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain
17. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada
18. Pascal Wehrlein / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany
19. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

PIT-LANE - Jenson Button / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain**+

* - (Vandoorne) 3-Place-Grid-Penalty for collision with Massa during Spanish GP
** - (Button) 15-Place-Grid-Penalty for multiple engine component changes

+ - Notes Jenson Button is replacing Fernando Alonso during the Monaco GP weekend.

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Formula 2 - BAHRAIN - Qualifying - Results

FORMULA 2 - QUALIFYING - RESULTS - BAHRAIN

1. Charles Leclerc / PREMA Racing / Monaco

2. Nyck de Vries / Rapax / Netherlands

3. Norman Nato / Pertamina Arden / France

4. Luca Ghiotto / RUSSIAN TIME / Italy

5. Antonio Fuoco / PREMA Racing / Italy

6. Nobuharu Matsushita / ART Grand Prix / Japan

7. Artem Markelov / RUSSIAN TIME / Russia

8. Oliver Rowland / DAMS / Great Britain

9. Alexander Albon / ART Grand Prix / Thailand

10. Sergio Sette Camara / MP Motorsport / Brazil

11. Jordan King / MP Motorsport / Great Britain

12. Johnny Cecotto / Rapax / Venezuela

13. Nicholas Latifi / DAMS / Canada

14. Louis Deletraz / Racing Engineering / Switzerland

15. Ralph Boschung / Campos Racing / Switzerlands

16. Nabil Jeffri / Trident / Malaysia

17. Gustav Malja / Racing Engineering / Sweden

18. Sean Gelael / Pertamina Arden / Indonesia

19. Sergio Canamasas / Trident / Spain

20. Stefano Coletti / Campos Racing / Monaco

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Spanish GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

SPANISH GP - QUALIFYING - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Lewis Hamilton will start the Spanish Grand Prix from Pole Position after Sebastian Vettel narrowly missed out after making a small error during his quick lap. Vettel will start second while Valtteri Bottas completed the Qualifying Top 3.

    A surprise in the top 10 after McLaren's Fernando Alonso made it into Q3 and finished the session in 7th. Team-mate, Vandoorne, missed out after being unable to make it out of Q1. He will start from 19th.

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-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

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

7. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain

8. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

9. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

10. Esteban Ocon / Force India-Mercedes / France

11. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

12. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain

13. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany

14. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France

15. Pascal Wehrlein / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany

16. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

17. Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain

18. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

19. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia
20. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Honda / Belgium*

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

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Australian GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

AUSTRALIAN GP - QUALIFYING - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Lewis Hamilton takes the first Pole Position of the 2017 Season while Daniel Ricciardo crashes out of Q3. Antonio Giovinazzi will be filling in for 'unfit' Pascal Werhlein, marking the first time an Italian has started an F1 race since 2011. Stoffel Vandoorne suffered from a fuel-flow issue and didn't make it out of Q1 while Fernando Alonso managed 13th, but moves up to 12 after Ricciardo's grid penalty for a gearbox change.

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-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

6. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France

7. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

8. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain

9. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia

10. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

11. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany

12. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain

13. Esteban Ocon / Force India-Mercedes / France

14. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

15. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia*

16. Antonio Giovinazzi / Sauber-Ferrari / Italy**

17. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

18. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Honda / Belgium

19. Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain

20. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada***

* - (Ricciardo) 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for gearbox change
** - (Giovinazzi) Filling in for Pascal Wehrlein since FP3

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

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Mexican GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

MEXICAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING 

    Lewis Hamilton will start the Mexican Grand Prix from the front of the grid after taking his second consecutive Pole Position, Jolyon Palmer was forced to miss Qualifying due to cracks in his chassis from running over kerbing in Free Practice 3. He will start the race from 22nd.

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. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

2. Nico Rosberg / Mercedes-Mercedes / Germany

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

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

5. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany

6. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

7. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

8. Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland

9. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

10. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / Spain

11. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain

12. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

13. Jenson Button / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain

14. Kevin Magnussen / Renault-Renault / Denmark

15. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

16. Pascal Wehrlein / Manor-Mercedes / Germany

17. Esteban Gutierrez / Haas-Ferrari / Mexico

18. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / Russia

19. Felipe Nasr / Sauber-Ferrari / Brazil

20. Esteban Ocon / Manor-Mercedes / France

21. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France

22. Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain*

* - Failed to set a time in Q1

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Belgian GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

BELGIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING

    It's Nico Rosberg who starts the Belgian Grand Prix from Pole Position, while team-mate, Lewis Hamilton, faces a 60-Place-Grid-Penalty after multiple power unit changes and the team breaking the seal on his gearbox. Fernando Alonso, Esteban Gutierrez and Marcus Ericsson also have grid penalties.

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

3. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

4. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

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

6. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

7. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany

8. Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland

9. Jenson Button / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain

10. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

11. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France

12. Kevin Magnussen / Renault-Renault / Denmark

13. Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain

14. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / Spain

15. Pascal Wehrlein / Manor-Mercedes / Germany

16. Felipe Nasr / Sauber-Ferrari / Brazil

17. Esteban Ocon / Manor-Mercedes / France

18. Esteban Gutierrez / Haas-Ferrari / Mexico*

19. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / Russia

20. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden**

21. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain***

22. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain****

* - (Gutierrez) 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for impeding Wehrlein during FP3

** - (Ericsson) 10-Place-Grid-Penalty for turbo change

*** - (Hamilton) 55-Place-Grid-Penalty for multiple power unit changes

**** - (Alonso) 60-Place-Grid-Penalty for multiple power unit changes

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German GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

GERMAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING

    It's Nico Rosberg who will start the German Grand Prix from Pole Position and Lewis Hamilton will start from 2nd, making it another Mercedes front-row lock out.

    Romain Grosjean was given a 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for a gearbox change following FP3. Nico Hulkenberg was given a 1-Place-Grid-Penalty for using inappropriately identified tyres in Qualifying and Carlos Sainz was handed a 3-Place-Grid-Penalty for impeding Felipe Massa during Qualifying.

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. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

3. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER / Australia

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

5. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

6. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

7. Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland

8. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany*

9. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

10. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

11. Esteban Gutierrez / Haas-Ferrari / Mexico

12. Jenson Button / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain

13. Fernando Alonso /McLaren-Honda / Spain

14. Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain

15. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / Spain**

16. Kevin Magnussen / Renault-Renault / Denmark

17. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / Russia

18. Pascal Wehrlein / Manor-Mercedes / Germany

19. Rio Haryanto / Manor-Mercedes / Indonesia

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

21. Felipe Nasr / Sauber-Ferrari / Brazil

22. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

* - (Hulkenberg) 1-Place-Grid-Penalty for using inappropriately identified tyres

** - (Sainz) - 3-Place-Grid-Penalty for impeding Massa during Q2

*** - (Grosjean) 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for gearbox replacement post-FP3

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Hungarian GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING

    Qualifying was delayed by 20 minutes due to heavy rain and was stopped due to multiple red flags. Both Massa and Ericsson crashed in Q1 and Alonso had a spin in Q3. Nico Rosberg will start the race from Pole Position. He was called to the stewards after Qualifying, as he was on his hot lap when yellow flags were waved for Alonso's spin. It was rumoured that Rosberg had not sufficiently slowed for the yellow flags. But after the FIA investigated the situation, Rosberg kept his result of Pole Position.

    5 drivers were under threat of losing their grid positions after failing to set a time within 107% of the leader in Q1. Perez, Hulkenberg, Verstappen, Ricciardo and Bottas were all investigated for this but were later granted permission to start the race.

    Marcus Ericsson will be starting from pit-lane due to needing a chassis replacement after his crash at Turn 8 during Q1.

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. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain
3. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER / Australia
4. Max Verstappen / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER / Netherlands
5. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany
6. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / Spain
7. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain
8. Jenson Button / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain
9. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany
10. Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland
11. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France
12. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / Russia
13. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico
14. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland
15. Esteban Gutierrez / Haas-Ferrari / Mexico
16. Felipe Nasr / Sauber-Ferrari / Brazil
17. Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain
18. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil
19. Kevin Magnussen / Renault-Renault / Denmark
20. Pascal Wehrlein / Manor-Mercedes / Germany
21. Rio Haryanto / Manor-Mercedes / Indonesia

PIT-LANE: Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden*

* - Starting from Pit-Lane following chassis replacement due to crash during Q1.

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European GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX (AZERBAIJAN) - QUALIFYING

It's Nico Rosberg on Pole Position, but it won't be Lewis Hamilton starting next to him due to a crash in Q3. Sergio Perez picked up a 5-Place-Grid-Penalty following a gearbox change after a crash in FP3. The Force India driver qualified in 2nd but will start 7th.

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. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

4. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

5. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

6. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / Russia

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

8. Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland

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

10. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

11. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France

12. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany

13. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain

14. Esteban Gutierrez / Haas-Ferrari / Mexico

15. Felipe Nasr / Sauber-Ferrari / Brazil

16. Rio Haryanto / Manor-Mercedes / Indonesia

17. Pascal Wehrlein / Manor-Mercedes / Germany

18. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / Spain**

19. Jenson Button / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain

20. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

21. Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain

PIT-LANE - Kevin Magnussen / Renault-Renault / Denmark***

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

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

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

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Canadian GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

CANADIAN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING

It was Lewis Hamilton who took Pole Position for the second race weekend in a row, with Rosberg finishing close behind. Sebastian Vettel rounded up the top 3, but Ricciardo and Verstappen weren't far off and hope to keep up with both Mercedes and Ferrari during Sunday's race.

    

Kevin Magnussen will start from pit-lane after a crash in FP3 left him unable to participate in Qualifying due to car damage. Renault confirmed Magnussen will race with his spare chassis. Carlos Sainz suffered a minor crash in Q2 but was still able to set a time and will start 16th.

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. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

2. Nico Rosberg / Mercedes-Mercedes / Germany

3. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

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

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

6. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

7. Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland

8. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

9. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany

10. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain

11. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

12. Jenson Button / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain

13. Esteban Gutierrez / Haas-Ferrari / Mexico

14. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France 

15. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / Russia*

16. Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain

17. Pascal Wehrlein / Manor-Mercedes / Germany

18. Felipe Nasr / Sauber-Ferrari / Brazil

19. Rio Haryanto / Manor-Mercedes / Indonesia

20. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / Spain**

21. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden***

PIT-LANE - Kevin Magnussen / Renault-Renault / Denmark****

* - (Kvyat) 3-Place-Grid-Penalty for causing a collision in Monaco

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

*** - (Ericsson) 3-Place-Grid-Penalty for causing a collision in Monaco

**** - (Magnussen) Crashed in FP3

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Spanish GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

SPANISH GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING 

Lewis Hamilton grabs Pole Position this time around while Max Verstappen will start 4th in his debut race for Red Bull Racing. 

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. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

2. Nico Rosberg / Mercedes-Mercedes / Germany

3. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER / Australia

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

5. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

6. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

7. Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland

8. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / Spain

9. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

10. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain

11. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany

12. Jenson Button / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain

13. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / Russia

14. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France

15. Kevin Magnussen / Renault-Renault / Denmark

16. Esteban Gutierrez / Haas-Ferrari / Mexico

17. Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain

18. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

19. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

20. Felipe Nasr / Sauber-Ferrari / Brazil

21. Pascal Wehrlein / Manor-Mercedes / Germany

22. Rio Haryanto / Manor-Mercedes / Indonesia 

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Bahrain GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX - QUALIFYING

    After many rumours and false reports that Qualifying would be revised and go back to how it was in the previous years, it was then decided that Bahrain would indeed use the elimination style qualifying that was used in the Australian GP two weeks ago. It was also said that it will stay that way thoughout the rest of the season after and agreement could not be reached to do something else with it.

Q1 RESULTS:

1st Eliminated: Felipe Nasr

2nd Eliminated: Rio Haryanto

3rd Eliminated: Jolyon Palmer

4th Eliminated: Kevin Magnussen

5th Eliminated: Sergio Perez

6th Eliminated: Marcus Ericsson

7th Eliminated: Pascal Wehrlein

Q2 RESULTS:

1st Eliminated: Daniil Kvyat

2nd Eliminated: Jenson Button

3rd Eliminated: Esteban Gutierrez

4th Eliminated: Stoffel Vandoorne

5th Eliminated: Carlos Sainz

6th Eliminated: Max Verstappen

7th Eliminated: Romain Grosjean

Q3 RESULTS:

1st Eliminated: Nico Hulkenberg

2nd Eliminated: Felipe Massa

3rd Eliminated: Valtteri Bottas

4th Eliminated: Daniel Ricciardo

5th Eliminated: Kimi Raikkonen

6th Eliminated: Sebastian Vettel

7th Eliminated: Nico Rosberg

Pole Position: Lewis Hamilton

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1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

2. Nico Rosberg / Mercedes-Mercedes / Germany

3. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

4. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

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

6. Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland

7. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

8. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany

9. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France

10. Max Verstappen / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / Netherlands

11. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / Spain

12. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Honda / Belgium

13. Esteban Gutierrez / Haas-Ferrari / Mexico

14. Jenson Button / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain

15. Daniil Kvyat / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER / Russia

16. Pascal Wehrlein / Manor-Mercedes / Germany

17. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

18. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

19. Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain

20. Rio Haryanto / Manor-Mercedes / Indonesia

21. Felipe Nasr / Sauber-Ferrari / Brazil

PIT-LANE: Kevin Magnussen / Renault-Renault / Denmark

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Mexican GP: Qualifying - Results

Jenson Button was unable to participate in Qualifying due to multiple mechanical issues with his McLaren. He was also 1 of 3 drivers with penalties. Here are the results after the penalties were put into place.

RESULTS:

1. Nico Rosberg / Mercedes-Mercedes / Germany
2. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain
3. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany
4. Daniil Kvyat / Red Bull-Renault / Russia
5. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-Renault / Australia
6. Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland
7. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil
8. Max Verstappen / Toro Rosso-Renault / Netherlands
9. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico
10. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany
11. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain
12. Romain Grosjean / Lotus-Mercedes / France
13. Pastor Maldonado / Lotus-Mercedes / Venezuela 
14. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
15. Felipe Nasr / Sauber-Ferrari / Brazil
16. Alexander Rossi / Manor-Ferrari / America
17. Will Stevens / Manor-Ferrari / Great Britain
18. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain*
19. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland*
20. Jenson Button / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain*

* - Fernando Alonso = 15-Place-Grid-Penalty for multiple component changes
* - Kimi Raikkonen = 35-Place-Grid-Penalty for multiple component changes
* - Jenson Button = 70-Place-Grid-Penalty for multiple component changes
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Russian GP: Qualifying - Results

Nico Rosberg took Pole Position for the Russian GP while Carlos Sainz was unable to participate following his huge crash in Free Practice 3. He has been released from the Hospital and will race if he can complete and FIA Medical test.

    Both Roberto Merhi & Fernando Alonso have grid penalties for multiple engine component changes & They have been accounted for below.

STARTING GRID:

1. Nico Rosberg / Mercedes-Mercedes / Germany
2. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain
3. Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland
4. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany
5. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland
6. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany
7. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico
8. Romain Grosjean / Lotus-Mercedes / France
9. Max Verstappen / Toro Rosso-Renault / Netherlands
10. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-Renault / Australia
11. Daniil Kvyat / Red Bull-Renault / Russia
12. Felipe Nasr / Sauber-Ferrari / Brazil
13. Jenson Button / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain
14. Pastor Maldonado / Lotus-Mercedes / Venezuela
15. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil
16. Fernando Alonso* / McLaren-Honda / Spain
17. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
18. Will Stevens / Manor-Ferrari / Great Britain
19. Roberto Merhi* / Manor-Ferrari / Spain
DID NOT QUALIFY - Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain (Accident in FP3)

* - Fernando Alonso has received a 35-Place-Grid-Penalty for having multiple engine components changes
* - Roberto Merhi has received a 20-Place-Grid-Penalty for having multiple engine components changed

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Italian GP: Qualifying - Results

It is a much revised starting grid after a few teams managed to rack up over 150 penalties over the weekend. The penalties will be listed below after the grid line-up. It's Lewis Hamilton on pole position with both Ferrari's rounding up the top 3.

 STARTING GRID:

1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain
2. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland
3. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany
4. Nico Rosberg / Mercedes-Mercedes / Germany
5. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil
6. Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland
7. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico
8. Romain Grosjean / Lotus-Mercedes / France
9. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany
10. Pastor Maldonado / Lotus-Mercedes / Venezuela
11. Felipe Nasr / Sauber-Ferrari / Brazil
12. Marcus Ericsson* / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
13. Will Stevens / Manor-Ferrari / Great Britain
14. Roberto Merhi / Manor-Ferrari / Spain
15. Jenson Button* / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain
16. Fernando Alonso* / McLaren-Honda / Spain
17. Carlos Sainz* / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain
18. Daniil Kvyat* / Red Bull-Renault / Russia
19. Daniel Ricciardo* / Red Bull-Renault / Australia
20. Max Verstappen* / Toro Rosso-Renault / Netherlands

Ericsson - 3-Place-Grid-Penalty for impeding Hulkenberg during Qualifying.
Sainz - 35-Place-Grid-Penalty for multiple Power-Unit element changes
Verstappen - 20-Place-Grid-Penalty for multiple Power-Unit element changes
Daniel Ricciardo - 50-Place-Grid-Penalty for multiple Power-Unit element changes
Kvyat - 30-Place-Grid-Penalty for multiple Power-Unit element changes & 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for Gearbox change
Button - 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for Power-Unit element change
Alonso - 10-Place-Grid-Penalty for Power-Unit element change

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Austrian GP: Qualifying - Results

After many penalties, rain and some off-track spins, it's time to take a look at how the grid lines up for today's Austrian Grand Prix. All penalties have been accounted for and will be noted below as this is the revised grid & not the one originally printed after Qualifying ended.

Lewis Hamilton takes his 7th Pole Position of the season despite spinning at the end of Q3, something Rosberg also did which cost him his last fast lap and the potential to start on Pole.

STARTING GRID:

1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

2. Nico Rosberg / Mercedes-Mercedes / Germany

3. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

4. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

5. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany

6. Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland

7. Max Verstappen / Toro-Rosso / Netherlands

8. Felipe Nasr / Sauber-Ferrari / Brazil

9. Romain Grosjean / Lotus-Mercedes / France

10. Pastor Maldonado / Lotus-Mercedes / Venezuela

11. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

12. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain

13. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

14. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

15. Daniil Kvyat* / Red Bull-Renault / Russia

16. Roberto Merhi / Manor-Ferrari / Spain

17. Will Stevens / Manor-Ferrari / Great Britain

18. Daniel Ricciardo* / Red Bull-Renault / Australia

19. Fernando Alonso** / McLaren-Honda / Spain

20. Jenson Button* / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain

* = Kvyat received 10-Place-Grid-Penalty for using 5th engine element

* = Ricciardo received 10-Place-Grid-Penalty for using 5th engine element

* = Button received 25-Place-Grid-Penalty for using 5th & 6th engine elements

** = Alonso received 20-Place-Grid-Penalty for using 5th engine elements & 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for a gearbox change after Free Practice 3.

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