Hamilton excluded from qualifying results; Maldonado on pole in Barcelona

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton has lost his pole position for Sunday’s Spanish race after the Barcelona stewards found his car did not have sufficient fuel onboard. Hamilton stopped out on track at the end of Q3 after being told by his team to pull over at the side of the circuit on his return to the pits. As a result of the stewards’ decision, Williams’ Pastor Maldonado inherits pole position for the Barcelona round, whilst Hamilton – excluded from the qualifying results – will start Sunday’s race from the back of the grid.