F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Starting grid

Nico Rosberg heads Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton on row one of the Abu Dhabi grid but, behind them, there has been a bit of a shake-up in the order...

Craig Llewellyn_1

23 Nov 2014

Row 1
1. Nico RosbergGermanyMercedes-Mercedes
2. Lewis HamiltonBritainMercedes-Mercedes

Row 2
3. Valtteri BottasFinlandWilliams-Mercedes
4. Felipe MassaBrazilWilliams-Mercedes

Row 3
5. Daniil KvyatRussiaToro Rosso-Renault
6. Jenson ButtonBritainMcLaren-Mercedes

Row 4
7. Kimi RaikkonenFinlandFerrari-Ferrari
8. Fernando AlonsoSpainFerrari-Ferrari

Row 5
9. Kevin MagnussenDenmarkMcLaren-Mercedes
10. Jean-Eric VergneFranceToro Rosso-Renault

Row 6
11. Sergio PerezMexicoForce India-Mercedes
12. Nico HulkenbergGermanyForce India-Mercedes

Row 7
13. Adrian SutilGermanySauber-Ferrari
14. Esteban GutierrezMexicoSauber-Ferrari

Row 8
15. Pastor MaldonadoVenezuelaLotus-Renault
16. Kamui KobayashiJapanCaterham-Renault

Row 9
17. Will StevensBritainCaterham-Renault
18. Romain GrosjeanFranceLotus-Renault*

Starting from pit laneSebastian VettelGermanyRed Bull-Renault**Daniel RicciardoAustraliaRed Bull-Renault***

*Romain Grosjean has a 20-place grid penalty for changing assorted powertrain components, and will serve a drive-through penalty as there are no races into which to carry over grid slots (had qualified in P16).
**Sebastian Vettel was excluded from qualifying and had his times deleted following a 'breach of Article 3.15 (Aerodynamic influence)' regarding his car's front wing (had qualified in P6).
***Daniel Ricciardo was excluded from qualifying and had his times deleted following a 'breach of Article 3.15 (Aerodynamic influence)' regarding his car's front wing (had qualified in P5).

Full qualifying report HERE