Robert Kubica the lightest driver in Abu Dhabi as the FIA reveals F1 car weights ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
The FIA has published the post-qualifying weights of the cars ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with Robert Kubica the lightest driver heading into the race.
The Pole goes into his final race with BMW Sauber weighing in at 654.4kg, putting him just lighter than Rubens Barrichello's Brawn GP.
Pole man Lewis Hamilton is the fourth lightest driver on the grid and will be pitting earlier than closest rivals Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber on race day. However, the difference between the cars doesn't explain the large gap between Hamilton and the rest in qualifying.
Renault has elected to run both Fernando Alonso and Romain Grosjean on heavy fuel loads, with the pair being easily the heaviest cars on the grid.
The full list is as follows (their actual starting position is in brackets at the end):
Robert Kubica BMW-Sauber
654.5kg (7th)
Rubens Barrichello Brawn GP-Mercedes
655.0kg (4th)
Jenson Button Brawn GP-Mercedes
657.0kg (5th)
Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
658.5kg (1st)
Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault
660.0kg (3rd)
Jarno Trulli Toyota
661.0kg (6th)
Sébastien Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso-Ferrari
661.5kg (10th)
Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault
663.0kg (2nd)
Nick Heidfeld BMW-Sauber
664.0kg (8th)
Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota
665.0kg (9th)
Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari
692.0kg (11th)
Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari
692.5kg (20th)
Kamui Kobayashi Toyota
694.3kg (12th)
Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Ferrari
695.0kg (17th)
Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari
696.0kg (18th)
Jaime Alguersuari Scuderia Toro Rosso-Ferrari
696.5kg (15th)
Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes
697.0kg (13th)
Fernando Alonso Renault
708.3kg (16th)
Romain Grosjean Renault
710.8kg (19th)