Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir - Starting grid

Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel will line up on the front row in Bahrain, with Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber both dropping back due to penalties...
19.04.2013- Free Practice 2, Nico Rosberg (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 W04
19.04.2013- Free Practice 2, Nico Rosberg (GER) Mercedes AMG F1 W04
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Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber will both take penalties before they line-up on the grid on Sunday for the F1 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix. Hamilton drops five places to ninth because of a gearbox change, while Webber loses three places after his collision with Jean-Eric Vergne in China last Sunday.

Nico Rosberg will start from pole position, his second at the pinnacle of the sport and Mercedes' second in succession. Sebastian Vettel will start alongside him, with the Ferraris of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa on row two.

Esteban Gutierrez will line-up last - dropping from 18th to 22nd following the five-place drop he incurred in Shanghai after crashing into Adrian Sutil.

Starting grid

Row 1
1. Nico RosbergGermanyMercedes-Mercedes
2. Sebastian VettelGermanyRed Bull-Renault

Row 2
3. Fernando AlonsoSpainFerrari-Ferrari
4. Felipe MassaBrazilFerrari-Ferrari

Row 3
5 Paul di RestaBritainForce India-Mercedes
6. Adrian SutilGermanyForce India-Mercedes

Row 4
7. Mark WebberAustraliaRed Bull-Renault*
8. Kimi RaikkonenFinlandLotus-Renault

Row 5
9. Lewis HamiltonBritainMercedes-Mercedes*
10. Jenson ButtonBritainMcLaren-Mercedes

Row 6
11. Romain GrosjeanFranceLotus-Renault
12. Sergio PerezMexicoMcLaren-Mercedes

Row 7
13. Daniel RicciardoAustraliaToro Rosso-Ferrari
14. Nico HulkenbergGermanySauber-Ferrari

Row 8
15. Valtteri BottasFinlandWilliams-Renault
16. Jean-Eric VergneFranceToro Rosso-Ferrari

Row 9
17. Pastor MaldonadoVenezuelaWilliams-Renault
18. Charles PicFranceCaterham-Renault

Row 10
19. Jules BianchiFranceMarussia-Cosworth
20. Giedo van der GardeHollandCaterham-Renault

Row 11
21. Max ChiltonBritainMarussia-Cosworth
22. Esteban GutierrezMexicoSauber-Ferrari*

* denotes grid penalty

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