Hungary 2009: The Grid

Here is the grid for tomorrow’s Hungarian Grand Prix, which will be updated should any penalties be handed out between now and the race start. At the front we have Fernando Alonso on pole, his first since 2007, but the Spaniard is already ruling out race victory. Right behind are the two Red Bulls who are surely the favourites, and then in P4 we have a KERS-equipped Lewis Hamilton who should be able to make up some places at the start. Felipe Massa is unlikely to make the start of the race following his accident in qualifying.

This grid goes out to Gavin, Pat, Lukeh, Duncan and Jackie, who each offered help when I said on Facebook I was trying to teach myself how to spell correctly and type quickly ‘Jaime Alguersuari’. Each had their own idea, and Lukeh suggested the Spaniard looks more like a Tim, which is obviously easier to say and write. So that is Jaime’s new nickname, as indicated on the grid.

Hungary 2009: The Grid Inclusive of penalties given.
1		Fernando Alonso Renault 1m21.569s
			Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing 1m21.607s		2
3		Mark Webber Red Bull Racing 1m21.741s
			Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1m21.839s		4
5		Nico Rosberg Williams 1m21.890s
			Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1m22.095s		6
7		Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m22.468s
			Jenson Button Brawn 1m22.511s		8
9		Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1m22.835s
			Sebastien Buemi Scuderia Tro Rosso 1m21.002s		10
11		Jarno Trulli Toyota 1m21.082s
			Rubens Barrichello Brawn 1m21.222s		12
13		Timo Glock Toyota 1m21.242s
			Nelson Piquet Jr. Renault 1m21.389s		14
15		Nick Heidfeld BMW 1m21.738s
			Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 1m21.807s		16
17		Adrian Sutil Force India 1m21.868s
			Robert Kubica BMW 1m21.901s		18
19		Jaime ‘Tim’ Alguersuari Scuderia Toro Rosso 1m22.359s

Felipe Massa had qualified in tenth after getting through to Q3. However, Massa will not start the race tomorrow following his accident at the end of Q2 and therefore Ferrari will only be fielding one driver. All drivers have been moved up a slot.

• The qualifying results can be viewed here: Hungary 2009: Qualifying Result.
• The live notes can be viewed here: Hungary 2009: Live Qualifying Notes
• The qualifying report can be viewed here: Hungary 2009: Fernando Alonso Takes A Well Timed Pole Position
• The car weights and fuel levels can be viewed here: Hungary 2009: Post-Qualifying Car Weights.