2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Lewis Hamilton won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to secure his second world championship. Nico Rosberg‘s challenge faded with an energy-recovery failure, while Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas gave Williams a double podium.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Pole time	1:40.480
Fastest lap	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing
Fastest-lap time	1:44.496 on lap 50
First	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second	Felipe Massa	Williams
Third	Valtteri Bottas	Williams

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
21 November 2014	Practice 1	13:00 – 14:30
21 November 2014	Practice 2	17:00 – 18:30
22 November 2014	Practice 3	14:00 – 15:00
22 November 2014	Qualifying	17:00
23 November 2014	Race	17:00

All times are local. The race time is the scheduled start; weather delays and interruptions are described below.

Championship background

Lewis Hamilton arrived at round 19 leading the 2014 F1 World Championship on 334 points, with Nico Rosberg on 317. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 651 points.

Race entries

Caterham returned after missing two races, with Will Stevens making his debut alongside Kamui Kobayashi. Marussia remained absent, leaving twenty cars and five eliminations in both Q1 and Q2.

Free Practice

Lewis Hamilton led FP1 as Caterham returned with debutant Will Stevens, who lost much of the session before finally building mileage. Williams also encountered problems, including bodywork coming loose from Felipe Massa’s car. Esteban Ocon and Adderly Fong received practice outings while Mercedes established a substantial early advantage.

Lewis Hamilton narrowly led Nico Rosberg in FP2, but Fernando Alonso stopped after only two laps, costing Ferrari its most representative evening preparation. Will Stevens completed a much more useful Caterham programme as teams switched to longer runs. The FIA also trialled its virtual safety car procedure after the session ended.

Nico Rosberg reversed the Mercedes order in FP3 while Fernando Alonso again lost running, this time after only eight laps. Ferrari had sent him out early on supersofts to recover Friday’s missed work before the problem intervened. Others saved qualifying simulations for the closing stages, with Mercedes still comfortably clear.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix FP1, 21 November 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:43.476	32
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.133s	31
3	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+1.708s	22
4	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+1.858s	30
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.885s	23
6	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+2.242s	17
7	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.359s	32
8	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+2.437s	8
9	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+2.507s	23
10	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+2.554s	24
11	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+2.573s	23
12	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+2.655s	23
13	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+3.073s	7
14	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+3.080s	28
15	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+3.235s	31
16	31	Esteban Ocon	Lotus F1	+3.590s	29
17	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+3.759s	8
18	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	+4.495s	24
19	37	Adderly Fong	Sauber	+4.793s	25
20	46	Will Stevens	Caterham	+7.208s	14

Free Practice 2 Classification

2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix FP2, 21 November 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:42.113	35
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.083s	37
3	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+0.782s	37
4	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.846s	33
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+0.957s	34
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.070s	32
7	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+1.376s	33
8	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.390s	23
9	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.433s	38
10	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.445s	34
11	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.633s	37
12	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+1.892s	38
13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.955s	32
14	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+2.044s	39
15	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+2.203s	38
16	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+2.650s	37
17	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+2.873s	35
18	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	+3.392s	38
19	46	Will Stevens	Caterham	+4.944s	34
20	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	No time	2

Free Practice 3 Classification

2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix FP3, 22 November 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:41.424	19
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.369s	17
3	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.005s	18
4	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+1.229s	8
5	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+1.255s	19
6	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.344s	20
7	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.349s	14
8	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.370s	19
9	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.385s	20
10	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+1.614s	14
11	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+1.688s	13
12	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.928s	20
13	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.936s	19
14	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+2.077s	18
15	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+2.219s	24
16	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+2.294s	17
17	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+2.354s	18
18	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+2.598s	22
19	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	+3.620s	16
20	46	Will Stevens	Caterham	+4.535s	21

Qualifying

Nico Rosberg headed qualifying for Mercedes, with Lewis Hamilton second and Valtteri Bottas third.

Nico Rosberg took pole ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. Both Red Bulls were excluded for illegal front wings and started from the pit lane after replacement parts were fitted.

Qualifying Classification

2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Qualifying, 22 November 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:41.308	1:41.459	1:40.480	13
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:41.207	1:40.920	1:40.866	12
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:42.346	1:41.376	1:41.025	18
4	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:41.475	1:41.144	1:41.119	20
5	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:42.302	1:42.082	1:41.908	18
6	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:42.137	1:41.875	1:41.964	18
7	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:42.439	1:42.168	1:42.236	15
8	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:42.467	1:41.940	1:42.866	19
9	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	1:42.104	1:42.198	—	13
10	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:42.413	1:42.207	—	12
11	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:42.654	1:42.239	—	15
12	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:42.444	1:42.384	—	12
13	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	1:42.746	1:43.074	—	14
14	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:42.768	—	—	8
15	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	1:42.819	—	—	8
16	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	1:42.860	—	—	8
17	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	1:44.540	—	—	7
18	46	Will Stevens	Caterham	1:45.095	—	—	8
EX	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:42.495	1:42.147	1:41.893	17
EX	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:42.204	1:41.692	1:41.267	12

Romain Grosjean qualified in sixteenth but was demoted four grid places as part of twenty-place penalty for using his sixth power unit of the season.

Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel originally qualified in fifth and sixth respectively, but were excluded from the qualifying results and were relegated to the back of the grid for illegal front wings.

What happened in the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?

Hamilton made the stronger start and took the lead into the first corner. Rosberg stayed close during the opening phase, but his title hopes began to unravel when the Mercedes lost energy-recovery performance.

As Rosberg dropped down the field, Hamilton reduced the strain on his own car. Massa extended his strategy and used fresh supersoft tyres for a late pursuit, steadily cutting the leader’s advantage.

Hamilton increased his pace enough to protect the win, finishing ahead of Massa and Bottas. Daniel Ricciardo recovered from the pit lane to fourth, while Rosberg chose to finish despite being advised that retirement was possible.

The one-off double-points finale awarded Hamilton fifty points for victory and confirmed his second drivers’ title. Rosberg finished fourteenth, outside the points, while Williams‘ double podium rounded off a strong season for the team.

Further down the points places, Sergio Pérez, Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso and Kimi Räikkönen completed the scoring positions. Daniel Ricciardo set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2014 rules.

After the race, Lewis Hamilton headed the drivers’ standings with 384 points, followed by Nico Rosberg on 317. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 701, with Red Bull Racing on 405.

2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix race results

The 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was held on 23 November 2014, with a scheduled start of 17:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	55	1:39:02.619	50
2	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	55	+2.576	36
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	55	+28.880	30
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	55	+37.237	24
5	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	55	+1:00.334	20
6	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	55	+1:02.148	16
7	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	55	+1:11.060	12
8	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	55	+1:12.045	8
9	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	55	+1:25.813	4
10	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	55	+1:27.820	2
11	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	55	+1:30.376	0
12	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	55	+1:31.947	0
13	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	54	+1 Lap	0
14	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	54	+1 Lap	0
15	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	54	+1 Lap	0
16	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	54	+1 Lap	0
17	46	Will Stevens	Caterham	54	+1 Lap	0
Ret	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	42	Vibrations	0
Ret	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	26	Engine	0
Ret	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	14	Driveshaft	0

Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo were further penalised for having their front wings replaced after qualifying, which violated parc fermé regulations even though the wings were deemed illegal, and were forced to start from the pit lane instead of the back of the grid.

2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	50	18:34:31	1:44.496	191.341
2	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	47	18:28:37	1:44.826	190.738
3	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	51	18:36:46	1:45.552	189.427
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	49	18:32:01	1:45.599	189.342
5	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	50	18:35:16	1:45.686	189.186
6	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	54	18:41:21	1:45.727	189.113
7	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	47	18:29:32	1:45.777	189.024
8	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	49	18:33:11	1:45.808	188.968
9	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	47	18:29:23	1:46.739	187.320
10	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	37	18:11:56	1:46.824	187.171
11	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	17	17:34:29	1:46.869	187.092
12	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	45	18:26:04	1:47.424	186.126
13	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	38	18:14:42	1:47.431	186.113
14	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	44	18:25:05	1:47.508	185.980
15	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	43	18:22:58	1:47.698	185.652
16	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	46	18:27:56	1:47.736	185.586
17	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	35	18:08:26	1:47.897	185.310
18	46	Will Stevens	Caterham	47	18:31:42	1:48.398	184.453
19	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	10	17:22:18	1:48.748	183.859
20	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	9	17:20:41	1:48.933	183.547

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear. Average speeds are in km/h. No fastest-lap bonus point was awarded. Time of Day is local.

2014 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

2014 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	384
2	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	317
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	238
4	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Williams	186
5	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	167
6	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	161
7	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	134
8	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	126
9	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Force India	96
10	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	59
11	Kevin Magnussen	Danish	McLaren	55
12	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	55
13	Jean-Éric Vergne	French	Toro Rosso	22
14	Romain Grosjean	French	Lotus F1	8
15	Daniil Kvyat	Russian	Toro Rosso	8
16	Pastor Maldonado	Venezuelan	Lotus F1	2
17	Jules Bianchi	French	Marussia	2
18	Adrian Sutil	German	Sauber	0
19	Marcus Ericsson	Swedish	Caterham	0
20	Esteban Gutiérrez	Mexican	Sauber	0
21	Max Chilton	British	Marussia	0
22	Kamui Kobayashi	Japanese	Caterham	0
23	Will Stevens	British	Caterham	0
–	André Lotterer	German	Caterham	0

2014 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	701
2	Red Bull Racing	405
3	Williams	320
4	Ferrari	216
5	McLaren	181
6	Force India	155
7	Toro Rosso	30
8	Lotus F1	10
9	Marussia	2
10	Sauber	0
11	Caterham	0

2014 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2014 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	16 March
2	2014 Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	30 March
3	2014 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	6 April
4	2014 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	20 April
5	2014 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	11 May
6	2014 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	25 May
7	2014 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montréal	8 June
8	2014 Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	22 June
9	2014 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	6 July
10	2014 German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	20 July
11	2014 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	27 July
12	2014 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	24 August
13	2014 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	7 September
14	2014 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	21 September
15	2014 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	5 October
16	2014 Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	12 October
17	2014 United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	2 November
18	2014 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	9 November
19	2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	23 November