Both Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen have each been penalised for blocking Nick Heidfeld and Fernando Alonso during qualifying at Sepang and moved back five places on the grid.

McLaren gracefully accepted their punishment and released the following statement: “We accept the stewards’ decision but would like to add that neither Lewis nor Heikki impaired any of their competitors deliberately.”

The final grid positions are below for tomorrow’s Malaysian Grand Prix

1. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m 35.748s
2. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1m 36.230s
3. Jarno Trulli Toyota 1m 36.711s
4. Robert Kubica BMW 1m 36.727s
5. Nick Heidfeld BMW 1m 36.753s
6. Mark Webber Red Bull Racing 1m3 7.009s
7. Fernando Alonso Renault 1m 38.450s
8. Heikki Kovalainen McLaren 1m 36.613s *
9. Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1m 36.709s *
10. Timo Glock Toyota 1m 9.656s
11. Jenson Button Honda 1m 35.208s
12. David Coulthard Red Bull Racing 1m 35.408
13. Nelson Piquet Jr Renault 1m 35.562s
14. Rubens Barrichello Honda 1m 35.622s
15. Sebastian Vettel Scuderia Toro Rosso 1m 35.648s
16. Nico Rosberg Williams 1m35.670s
17. Giancarlo Fisichella Force India 1m 36.240s
18. Sebastien Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1m 36.677s
19. Takuma Sato Super Aguri 1m 37.087s
20. Adrian Sutil Force India 1m 37.101s
21. Anthony Davidson Super Aguri 1m 37.481s
22. Kazuki Nakajima Williams 1m 36.388s **

* 5 place penalty given
** 10 place penalty given from last race