United States Grand Prix, Austin - Starting Grid

Starting grid

Row 1

1. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault
2. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault

Row 2

3. Romain Grosjean France Lotus-Renault
4. Nico Hulkenberg Germany Sauber-Ferrari

Row 3

5. Lewis Hamilton Britain Mercedes-Mercedes
6. Fernando Alonso Spain Ferrari-Ferrari

Row 4

7. Sergio Perez Mexico McLaren-Mercedes
8. Heikki Kovalainen Finland Lotus-Renault

Row 5

9. Valtteri Bottas Finland Williams-Renault
10. Daniel Ricciardo Australia Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Row 6

11. Paul di Resta Britain Force India-Mercedes
12. Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes-Mercedes

Row 7

13. Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari
14. Jean-Eric Vergne France Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Row 8

15. Jenson Button Britain McLaren-Mercedes *
16. Adrian Sutil Germany Force India-Mercedes

Row 9

17. Pastor Maldonado Venezuela Williams-Renault
18. Giedo van der Garde Holland Caterham-Renault

Row 10

19. Jules Bianchi France Marussia-Cosworth
20. Esteban Gutierrez Mexico Sauber-Ferrari ***

Row 11

21. Max Chilton Britain Marussia-Cosworth +
22. Charles Pic France Caterham-Renault **

* Three-place grid penalty for overtaking under red flags in practice** Five-place grid penalty for gearbox change*** Ten-place grid penalty for blocking a rival in Q1+ Drive-thru penalty to serve in first five laps for blocking rivals in Q1