Nico Hulkenberg has been penalised by the stewards for gaining an unfair advantage when he cut turn seven on the opening lap of the race.
The penalty comes as Force India’s Adrian Sutil suffered the same fate, as a result Force India appealed Sutil’s penalty and protested that the Williams driver had also cut the corner.
The team have now retracted their appeal against Sutil’s penalty as the German moves into ninth, behind Felipe Massa who gains two places in the post-race confusion.
The outcome has pushed Sutil above Schumacher by a single point whilst Hulkenberg drops behind Vitaly Petrov.
Check out the updated championship table here.
Updated Singapore Race Results:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | J. Button | McLaren | +30.3 |
| 2. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | +0.2 |
| 19. | L. Hamilton | McLaren | Collision |
| 7. | R. Kubica | Renault | +1:26.5 |
| 5. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | +49.3 |
| 3. | M. Webber | Red Bull | +29.1 |
| 24. | V. Liuzzi | Force India | Collision |
| 1. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:57:53.579 |
| 8. | F. Massa | Ferrari | +1lap |
| 13. | M Schumacher | Mercedes | +1 lap |
| 10. | N. Hulkenberg | Williams | +1 lap (+20s) |
| 9. | A. Sutil | Force India | +1 lap (+20s) |
| 11. | V. Petrov | Renaut | +1 lap |
| 14. | S. Buemi | Toro Rosso | +1 lap |
| 18. | N. Heidfeld | Sauber | Collision |
| 21. | K. Kobayashi | Sauber | Collision |
| 12. | J. Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | +1 lap |
| 17. | T. Glock | Virgin | Retired |
| 23. | J. Trulli | Lotus | Retired |
| 15. | L. di Grassi | Virgin | +2 laps |
| 16. | H. Kovalainen | Lotus | Retired |
| 22. | B. Senna | Hispania | Collision |
| 6. | R. Barrichello | Williams | +56.1 |
| 20. | C. Klien | Hispania | Retired |
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