German Grand Prix - Starting grid

Nico Rosberg and Valtteri Bottas to start on the front row in Germany, while Lewis Hamilton and Esteban Gutierrez have grid penalties, leaving them 20th and 16th on the grid...

Robert Wilkins_1

20 Jul 2014

Row 1
1. Nico RosbergGermanyMercedes-Mercedes
2. Valtteri BottasFinlandWilliams-Mercedes

Row 2
3. Felipe MassaBrazilWilliams-Mercedes
4. Kevin MagnussenDenmarkMcLaren-Mercedes

Row 3
5. Daniel RicciardoAustraliaRed Bull-Renault
6. Sebastian VettelGermanyRed Bull-Renault

Row 4
7. Fernando AlonsoSpainFerrari-Ferrari
8. Daniil KvyatRussiaToro Rosso-Renault

Row 5
9. Nico HulkenbergGermanyForce India-Mercedes
10. Sergio PerezMexicoForce India-Mercedes

Row 6
11. Jenson ButtonBritainMcLaren-Mercedes
12. Kimi RaikkonenFinlandFerrari-Ferrari

Row 7
13. Jean-Eric VergneFranceToro Rosso-Renault
14. Romain GrosjeanFranceLotus-Renault

Row 8
15. Adrian SutilGermanySauber-Ferrari
16. Esteban GutierrezMexicoSauber-Ferrari*

Row 9
17. Jules BianchiFranceMarussia-Ferrari
18. Pastor MaldonadoVenezuelaLotus-Renault

Row 10
19. Kamui KobayashiJapanCaterham-Renault
20. Lewis HamiltonBritainMercedes-Mercedes**

Row 11
21. Max ChiltonBritonMarussia-Ferrari

Pit laneMarcus EricssonSwedenCaterham-Renault#

* denotes three-place grid penalty (for collision with Pastor Maldonado in British GP). Gutierrez had qualified in P14;** denotes five-place grid penalty (for gearbox change). Hamilton had qualified in P16 after crashing out in Q1 when he had a front right disc brake failure;# denotes failed to set a time within the 107 per cent in Q1. Ericsson races at stewards discretion. Later required to start from pit lane due to breach of Parc Ferme

Full qualifying report HERE