The grid for the Bahrain Grand Prix will look a little different compared to the qualifying results after the three pre-race penalties have been applied.
Mark Webber is demoted three-places after he collided with Jean-Eric Vergne in China, whilst Esteban Gutierrez received a five-place drop for his costly error which saw him hit the rear of Adrian Sutil – also at the Chinese GP.
Meanwhile Lewis Hamilton starts 9th after qualifying fourth thanks to a new gearbox following his FP3 tyre failure which resulted in a five-place penalty.
The big winners include Felipe Massa, Paul di Resta and Adrian Sutil who each move up two places.
Provisional Grid – 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix
| # | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:33.327 | 1:32.746 | 1:32.584 |
| 07 | M. Webber* | Red Bull | 1:33.966 | 1:33.098 | 1:32.078 |
| 10 | J. Button | McLaren | 1:34.071 | 1:33.702 | |
| 12 | S. Perez | McLaren | 1:34.310 | 1:33.914 | |
| 11 | R. Grosjean | Lotus | 1:33.498 | 1:33.762 | |
| 01 | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:33.364 | 1:32.867 | 1:32.330 |
| 03 | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:32.878 | 1:33.316 | 1:32.667 |
| 08 | K. Räikkönen | Lotus | 1:33.827 | 1:33.146 | 1:33.327 |
| 09 | L. Hamilton* | Mercedes | 1:33.498 | 1:33.346 | 1:32.762 |
| 14 | N. Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1:34.409 | 1:33.976 | |
| 04 | F. Massa | Ferrari | 1:33.780 | 1:33.358 | 1:33.207 |
| 05 | P. di Resta | Force India | 1:33.762 | 1:33.335 | 1:33.235 |
| 06 | A. Sutil | Force India | 1:34.048 | 1:33.378 | 1:33.246 |
| 15 | V. Bottas | Williams | 1:34.425 | 1:34.105 | |
| 16 | J-E. Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:34.314 | 1:34.284 | |
| 13 | D. Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:34.120 | 1:33.974 | |
| 17 | P. Maldonado | Williams | 1:34.425 | ||
| 22 | E. Gutierrez* | Sauber | 1:34.730 | ||
| 19 | J. Bianchi | Marussia | 1:36.178 | ||
| 21 | M. Chilton | Marussia | 1:36.476 | ||
| 20 | G. van der Garde | Caterham | 1:36.304 | ||
| 18 | C. Pic | Caterham | 1:35.283 | ||
| Q1 107% Time: | 1:42.498 | ||||
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