Following a stewards’ enquiry the Force India F1 Team’s Adrian Sutil was handed a 20 second post-race drivethrough penalty for leaving the track at turn seven on the first lap of the Singapore Grand Prix and gaining an advantage. The penalty demoted Adrian to 10th position.
However the Stewards upheld a protest stating that Nico Hulkenberg had also left the track on lap one of the race and gained an advantage. The Williams driver was also awarded a 20 second drivethrough penalty.
With the combined penalties Adrian thus moves to ninth position overall and Hulkenberg 10th. Massa moves from 10th to 8th position.
"Naturally I’m very disappointed to lose eighth position but we minimised the loss when Hulkenberg was awarded the same penalty. Onwards and upwards to Suzuka now where we hope to add even more points to our total," said Dr Vijay Mallya.
Final race standings:
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Gap | Pit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1h57m53.579 | 1 |
| 02 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Renault | +0.293 | 1 |
| 03 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Renault | +29.141 | 1 |
| 04 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | +30.384 | 1 |
| 05 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | +49.394 | 1 |
| 06 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams Cosworth | +56.101 | 1 |
| 07 | Robert Kubica | Renault | +1m26.559 | 2 |
| 08 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | +1m53.297 | 1 |
| 09 | Adrian Sutil | Force India Mercedes | +2m12.416 | 1 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Williams Cosworth | +2m12.791 | 1 |
| 11 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | +1 lap | 1 |
| 12 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso Ferrari | +1 lap | 1 |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | +1 lap | 2 |
| 14 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso Ferrari | +1 lap | 3 |
| 15 | Lucas di Grassi | Virgin Racing Cosworth | +2 laps | 2 |
| 16 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus Cosworth | +3 laps | 2 |
| 17 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing Cosworth | DNF | 2 |
| 18 | Nick Heidfeld | Sauber Ferrari | DNF | 2 |
| 19 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren Mercedes | DNF | 1 |
| 20 | Christian Klien | HRT F1 Cosworth | DNF | 2 |
| 21 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber Ferrari | DNF | 0 |
| 22 | Bruno Senna | HRT F1 Cosworth | DNF | 1 |
| 23 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus Cosworth | DNF | 4 |
| 24 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Force India Mercedes | DNF | 0 |