Penalties result in German GP grid reshuffle

A raft of penalties have altered the grid for Sunday's German Grand Prix quite dramatically, with all but eight drivers either losing or gaining positions.

Romain Grosjean, Nico Rosberg and Mark Webber were all handed five-place drops for changing their gearboxes, whilst Sergio Perez will be demoted five places for blocking Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso during Q2.

However, due to the way the penalties are served, Rosberg only loses four places rather than five, whilst Jean-Eric Vergne is the biggest winner, gaining three positions.

2012 German GP Grid (post penalties):

Pos	Driver	Team	+/-
02.	S. Vettel	Red Bull	-
08.	M. Webber*	Red Bull	5
07.	L. Hamilton	McLaren	1
06.	J. Button	McLaren	1
14.	B. Senna	Williams	2
01.	F. Alonso	Ferrari	-
13.	F. Massa	Ferrari	1
04.	N. Hulkenberg	Force India	1
05.	P. Maldonado	Williams	1
12.	K. Kobayashi	Sauber	1
16.	S. Perez*	Sauber	5
18.	V. Petrov	Caterham	2
10.	K. Raikkonen	Lotus	-
03.	M. Schumacher	Mercedes	1
21.	N. Rosberg*	Mercedes	4
20.	R. Grosjean*	Lotus	5
15.	J. Vergne	Toro Rosso	3
09.	P. di Resta	Force India	-
23.	P. de la Rosa	HRT	-
11.	D. Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	-
17.	H. Kovalainen	Caterham	2
19.	C. Pic	Marussia	2
22.	T. Glock	Marussia	-
24.	N. Karthikeyan	HRT	-

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