The grid for the Malaysian GP

Sunday 23rd March 2008

The grid for Sunday's Malaysian GP features three changes compared to the end of Saturday's qualifying.

McLaren drivers Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton have both been sent back five places on the grid after impending Nick Heidfeld and Fernando Alonso during the final qualifying segment.

That means Kovalainen will start P8 on the grid with his team-mate one position further back.

The other driver dropping down the order is Kazuki Nakajima. The Williams driver was given a ten-grid slot penalty in Australia for crashing into Robert Kubica in the final stages of the race.

He will therefore start at the very back of the grid.

The Grid
01. MASSA Ferrari
02. RAIKKONEN Ferrari
03. TRULLI Toyota
04. KUBICA BMW
05. HEIDFELD BMW
06. WEBBER Red Bull
07. ALONSO Renault
08. KOVALAINEN McLaren*
09. HAMILTON McLaren*
10. GLOCK Toyota
11. BUTTON Honda
12. COULTHARD Red Bull
13. PIQUET Renault
14. BARRICHELLO Honda
15. VETTEL Toro Rosso
16. ROSBERG Williams
17. FISICHELLA Force India
18. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso
19. SATO Super Aguri
20. SUTIL Force India
21. DAVIDSON Super Aguri
22. NAKAJIMA Williams**