Rio Haryanto Receives Grid Drop For Silverstone

Indonesian driver Rio Haryanto has been issued a five place grid drop for the feature race at Silverstone, after causing a collision with race leader James Calado during the sprint race at Valencia last weekend. The two were fighting for the lead, when Haryanto lunged up the inside of Calado resulting in the Carlin driver retiring from the race.

The GP3 graduate has yet to win a race in 2012, and finished a career best 5th during the feature race at Valencia. After the race, the stewards decided that Haryanto had caused the collision with Calado, and thus handed the Indonesian star a five place grid drop for the feature race at Silverstone.

James Calado suffered a frustrating weekend at Valencia, as the Briton was robbed of victory in both the feature and sprint races throughout the weekend. The Lotus driver will be hoping for a more successful weekend at Silverstone, as he attempts to take his second victory of the season.

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