With three penalties handed out post-qualifying on Saturday, a number of position changes have been recorded on the official starting grid.
Nico Hulkenberg drops a single position for using incorrect tyres during Q1, elevating Valtteri Bottas to seventh [Full story].
Carlos Sainz was hit with a three-place grid penalty for impeding Felipe Massa during qualifying [Full story]. However the Toro Rosso driver only drops two places, from P13 to P15, thanks to Romain Grosjean's penalty.
The Haas driver had qualified P15, but a change of gearbox means he drops five places to 20th [Full story]. That helps out Jolyon Palmer who gets a two-place promotion, whilst Fernando Alonso, Kevin Magnussen, Pascal Wehrlein, Daniil Kvyat and Rio Haryanto all rise one position.
Starting Grid – German Grand Prix:
| Pos | Driver | Team | +/- |
| 1 |  Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | |
| 2 |  Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
| 3 |  Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | |
| 4 |  Max Verstappen | Red Bull | |
| 5 |  Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Mercedes | +1 |
| 8 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | -1 |
| 9 |  Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | |
| 10 |  Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | |
| 11 | Esteban Gutierrez | Haas-Ferrari | |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Honda | |
| 13 |  Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Honda | +1 |
| 14 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | +2 |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | -2 |
| 16 |  Kevin Magnussen | Renault | +1 |
| 17 | Pascal Wehrlein | Manor-Mercedes | +1 |
| 18 |  Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso-Ferrari | +1 |
| 19 |  Rio Haryanto | Manor-Mercedes | +1 |
| 20 |  Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | -5 |
| 21 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber-Ferrari | |
| 22 |  Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari |
