Coulthard's McLaren team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, who started from the back of the gridfollowing an engine failure in qualifying, scored his first point of the season.
He will start the race alongside teammate Felipe Massa after Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton was dropped five places from fourth -- having needed a new gearbox after problems in final practice -- and Red Bull's Mark Webber was demoted from fifth to seventh because of his grid penalty following a collision in the China race.
LIPA's grid operator, National Grid, has assumed communications responsibilities from LIPA, following harsh critiques of LIPA by New York state and residents for the utility's communications during Sandy.