Monaco Grand Prix: Starting grid with Pierre Gasly and Antonio Giovinazzi penalties applied

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Monaco Grand Prix: Starting grid with penalties applied

A couple of changes to the order.

Matthew Scott

Sunday 26 May 2019 12:14

Lewis Hamilton will lead Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas away from the front of the Monaco Grand Prix grid, with the order behind them mixed up slightly thanks to penalties given to Pierre Gasly and Antonio Giovinazzi for infractions during qualifying.

Both Gasly and Giovinazzi were guilty of impeding drivers during qualifying.

Giovinazzi held up Nico Hulkenberg during Q1, while Gasly was trundling on the racing line as a fast-moving Romain Grosjean approached, wrecking the Haas driver's lap and consigning him to a Q2 exit.

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Gasly's demotion moves Grosjean's teammate Kevin Magnussen up to fifth, while former Red Bull drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat also benefit.

The clock is ticking down on Q2 and Romain Grosjean is on a hot lap...#MonacoGP ?? #F1 pic.twitter.com/IyNLaoDcs8
— Formula 1 (@F1) May 25, 2019

Racing Point's Lance Stroll and Sergio Perez are bumped up a place by Giovinazzi's penalty, as is Charles Leclerc, who could only qualify 16th after Ferrari left him in the pits as times tumbled at the end of Q1 to ruinous effect.

Leclerc, Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez all reported to the stewards after qualifying after missing calls to the weighbridge during quali, but none were given penalties.

Monaco Grand Prix Starting Grid

Both @PierreGASLY and @Anto_Giovinazzi have been penalised for blocking rivals in #Quali.

Here's what that changes on the grid.#MonacoGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/XuxC7KJG6K
— GPFans Global (@GPFansGlobal) May 25, 2019