Starting grid for Macau GP Qualification Race

Marco Wittmann

Photo by: Stella-Maria Thomas

After all the penalties have been applied, here’s what the grid for the qualification race now looks like, Roberto Merhi (Prema Powerteam) has been penalised 7 grid places for causing a collision with Felix Rosenqvist (Mücke Motorsport), while Rosenqvist and Kevin Magnussen (Carlin) will start from the back row for ignoring yellow flags. The other penalties – for Laurens Vanthoor (Signature), Daniel Juncadella (Prema Powerteam), Carlos Sainz Jr. (Signature), Carlos Munoz (Signature) and Marko Asmer (Double R Racing) – are all 3 grid places for crossing the pit exit line with the exception of Hironobu Yasuda who did it twice and thus has a penalty of 6 grid places – except that he qualified last so he’s actually starting ahead of Mitch Evans (Double R Racing) and Jimmy Eriksson (Motopark) neither of whom set times in the dry session, and of course Rosenqvist and Magnussen. Makes sense?

Qualification Race Grid:

Grid	No.	Name	Nationality	Team	Car
1	1	Marco Wittmann	GER	Signature	Dallara-Volkswagen
2	22	Antonio Felix da Costa	POR	Hitech Racing	Dallara-Volkswagen
3	26	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Galaxy Double R Racing	Dallara-Mercedes
4	15	Alexander Sims	GBR	TOM's	Dallara-Toyota
5	7	Felipe Nasr	BRA	Carlin	Dallara-Volkswagen
6	9	Carlos Huertas	COL	Carlin	Dallara-Volkswagen
7	20	Yuhi Sekiguchi	JPN	Mücke Motorsport	Dallara-Mercedes
8	11	Roberto Merhi	ESP	Prema Powerteam	Dallara-Mercedes `#`
9	2	Laurens Vanthoor	BEL	Signature	Dallara-Volkswagen `*`
10	28	Kimiya Sato	JPN	Motopark	Dallara-Volkswagen
11	12	Daniel Juncadella	ESP	Prema Powerteam	Dallara-Mercedes `*`
12	25	Marko Asmer	EST	Galaxy Double R Racing	Dallara-Mercedes `*`
13	4	Carlos Munoz	COL	Signature	Dallara-Volkswagen `*`
14	21	Pietro Fantin	BRA	Hitech Racing	Dallara-Volkswagen
15	10	Jazeman Jaafar	MAL	Carlin	Dallara-Volkswagen
16	3	Daniel Abt	GER	Signature	Dallara-Volkswagen
17	23	Hannes van Asseldonk	NED	Hitech Racing	Dallara-Volkswagen
18	32	Richie Stanaway	NZL	Van Amersfoort Racing	Dallara-Volkswagen
19	5	Carlos Sainz Jr	ESP	Signature	Dallara-Volkswagen `*`
20	17	William Buller	GBR	Fortec Motorsport	Dallara-Mercedes
21	14	Hideki Yamauchi	JPN	Toda racing	Dallara-Honda
22	30	Hywel Lloyd	GBR	Sino Vision Racing	Dallara-Mercedes
23	18	Lucas Foresti	BRA	Fortec Motorsport	Dallara-Mercedes
24	16	Richard Bradley	SIN	TOM's	Dallara-Toyota
25	29	Adderly Fong	CHN	Sino Vision Racing	Dallara-Mercedes
26	6	Hironobu Yasuda	JPN	Three Bond Racing	Dallara-Nissan `**`
27	27	Jimmy Eriksson	SWE	Motopark	Dallara-Volkswagen
28	24	Mitch Evans	NZL	Double R Racing	Dallara-Mercedes
29	8	Kevin Magnussen	DEN	Carlin	Dallara-Volkswagen `%`
30	19	Felix Rosenqvist	SWE	Mücke Motorsport	Dallara-Mercedes `*%`

Regulation infringements in previous sessions:
# 7 place grid penalty
* 3 place grid penalty
** 6 place grid penalty
% Back of the grid penalty