Force India’s Nico Hulkenberg will drop three places for causing a collision at the Singapore Grand Prix after making contact with Williams’ Felipe Massa and Toro Rosso’s Max Verstappen will drop three places for stopping his car in a dangerous position during qualifying. Not many changes to the grid this time round.
Daniil Kvyat will start from the pit lane after a heavy crash in Q3 which saw the session being red flagged. The Russian walked away unharmed but his car was badly damaged.
Below is the provisional grid for the 2015 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix Race on Sunday.
| Pos | Driver | Team |
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Williams |
| 6 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus |
| 9 | Sergio Perez | Force India |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso |
| 11 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India |
| 14 | Jenson Button | McLaren |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber |
| 16 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber |
| 17 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso |
| 18 | Will Stevens | Manor |
| 19 | Alexander Rossi | Manor |
| Pit Lane | ||
| Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull |
But this wasn’t the finish of on-line gambling it was far more of a warning shot.