Toro Rosso’s Jean-Éric Vergne will start Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix from the pit lane. The Frenchman, who qualified 18th for the second consecutive race, has undergone a number of car changes overnight at the Shanghai International Circuit.
Having been eliminated from Q1 qualifying, eight tenths of a second slower than team-mate Daniel Ricciardo, modifications on Vergne’s car include the floor, barge boards and sidepod inlets.
As a result of the changes, the pit lane start procedure applies; therefore Vergne will be shown a green light at the end of the pit lane once the field passes en route to Turn 1.
The race begins at 3pm local time (GMT +7) and can be followed through the GPUpdate.net Live Report.
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| 1. |  N. Rosberg | Mercedes |
| 2. | M. Schumacher | Mercedes |
| 3. | K. Kobayashi | Sauber |
| 4. | K. Raikkonen | Lotus |
| 5. | J. Button | McLaren |
| 6. | M. Webber | Red Bull |
| 7. | L. Hamilton | McLaren |
| 8. | S. Perez | Sauber |
| 9. | F. Alonso | Ferrari |
| 10. | R. Grosjean | Lotus |
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