Oliver WhiteThe French Grand Prix grid is looking a little confusing right now, so I thought I’d attempt to clarify a few things as best I can. In Canada both Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton received ten grid slot penalties for their incidents in the pit lane. The penalty was a ten grid-slot demotion each, which means that Hamilton who qualified in third will actually start in thirteenth. Rosberg, who got the same penalty for doing pretty much the same thing in Montreal, qualified fifteenth so he goes to the back of the grid. Heikki Kovalainen received a five grid-slot penalty for impeding Mark Webber during qualifying, so he goes from sixth, to fifth (penalties are applied in order of achievement) and finally to tenth.
The 2008 French Grand Prix Grid
Inclusive of penalties given.
| 1 | Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m16.449s |
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| Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m16.490s |
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| 3 | Fernando Alonso Renault 1m.16.840s |
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| Jarno Trulli Toyota 1m16.920s |
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| 5 | Robert Kubica BMW 1m16.944s |
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| Mark Webber Red Bull Racing 1m17.233s |
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| 7 | David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1m17.426s |
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| Timo Glock Toyota 1m17.596s |
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| 9 | Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 1m165.770s |
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| Heikki Kovalainen McLaren *1m16.944s |
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| 11 | Nick Heidfeld BMW 1m15.786s |
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| Sebastian Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1m15.816s |
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| 13 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren **1m16.693s |
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| Sebastien Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1m16.045s |
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| 15 | Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1m16.243s |
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| Jenson Button Honda 1m16.306s |
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| 17 | Rubens Barrichello Honda 1m16.330s |
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| Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 1m16.971s |
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| 19 | Adrian Sutil Force India 1m17.053s |
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| Nico Rosberg Williams ***1m16.235s |
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*Lewis Hamilton has moved back 10 places due to a penalty received after the Canadian Grand Prix.
**Heikki Kovalainen has moved back 5 places due to a penalty received during qualifying for the French Grand Prix.
***Nico Rosberg has moved back 10 places due to a penalty received after the Canadian Grand Prix.
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