The FIA has confirmed the provisional grid for the Indian Grand Prix with the raft of penalties having left onlookers unsure about the exact order of positions after qualifying.
With no less than five drivers having penalties for technical or sporting penalties, it was left to the stewards to work through the rule book to confirm the lineup. While Lewis Hamilton's three-place drop to fifth and Sergio Perez's similar demotion to 17th were fairly straightforward, the order behind was not so sure. However, the stewards have ruled that Daniel Ricciardo's five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change means he will stay in 22nd, while Narain Karthikeyan starts 23rd after losing only two slots for his five-place grid penalty.
Timo Glock will start last because he failed to set a time within 107 percent of the quickest time in Q1.
The full grid is:
Pos Driver Team
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
2. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari
4. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes
5. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
6. Felipe Massa Ferrari
7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes
8. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes
9. Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari
10. Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari
11. Michael Schumacher Mercedes
12. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes
13. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth
14. Bruno Senna Renault
15. Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth
16. Vitaly Petrov Renault
17. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari
18. Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault
19. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault
20. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari
21. Jerome D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth
22. Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth
23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth
24. Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth