The front-running drivers on the grid were those running light after the
FIA published the post-qualifying weights for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.
Adrian Sutil, who had been fourth quickest before a five-place grid penalty, was the lightest driver at 650kg, followed by Jarno Trulli,
Lewis Hamilton and pole-man
Sebastian Vettel – with the quarter all set to run a short first stint in Sunday's race.
Jenson Button qualified with the fifth lightest car but is starting from twelfth after also securing a penalty and is 2 kilos lighter than team-mate
Rubens Barrichello – with the pair set to run similar strategies.
The full list is as follows (their actual starting position is in brackets at the end):
Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari
650.0kg (9th)
Jarno Trulli Toyota
655.5kg (2nd)
Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
656.0kg (3rd)
Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault
658.5kg (1st)
Jenson Button Brawn GP-Mercedes
658.5kg (12th)
Nick Heidfeld BMW-Sauber
660.0kg (4th)
Rubens Barrichello Brawn GP-Mercedes
660.5kg (10th)
Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari
661.0kg (5th)
Giancarlo Fisichella Ferrari
661.5kg (13th)
Sébastien Buemi Scuderia Toro Rosso-Ferrari
665.4kg (14th)
Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes
675.0kg (6th)
Tonio Liuzzi Force India-Ferrari
682.5kg (18th)
Jaime Alguersuari Scuderia Toro Rosso-Ferrari
682.5kg (11th)
Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota
684.5kg (7th)
Robert Kubica BMW-Sauber
686.0kg (8th)
Fernando Alonso Renault
689.5kg (17th)
Romain Grosjean Renault
691.8kg (16th)
Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota
695.7kg (15th)
Timo Glock Toyota
N/A (6th)
Mark Webber Red Bull Racing-Renault
N/A (20th)
