2014 Belgian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Daniel Ricciardo won in Belgium after contact between the Mercedes team-mates changed the race. Nico Rosberg recovered to second, while Lewis Hamilton eventually retired and Valtteri Bottas claimed another podium for Williams.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Pole time	2:05.591
Fastest lap	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Fastest-lap time	1:50.511 on lap 36
First	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing
Second	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Third	Valtteri Bottas	Williams

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
22 August 2014	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
22 August 2014	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
23 August 2014	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
23 August 2014	Qualifying	14:00
24 August 2014	Race	14:00

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

Championship background

Nico Rosberg arrived at round 12 leading the 2014 F1 World Championship on 202 points, with Lewis Hamilton on 191. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 393 points.

Race entries

André Lotterer replaced Kamui Kobayashi at Caterham for this race, joining Marcus Ericsson. The experienced endurance racer was making his Formula 1 debut.

Free Practice

Nico Rosberg led FP1 as several front-running teams encountered technical problems. Fernando Alonso briefly stopped with engine trouble, Kimi Räikkönen’s energy-recovery system overheated, and Jenson Button’s DRS stuck open. Sebastian Vettel suffered an exhaust-related failure that ended his running early, leaving Red Bull facing repairs rather than a full practice programme.

Lewis Hamilton led FP2, but two stoppages disrupted preparation. Pastor Maldonado crossed the grass and crashed heavily on the approach to Pouhon, escaping injury, before a gearbox fault left Esteban Gutiérrez stranded near Blanchimont. Sebastian Vettel’s earlier failure required further engine work, adding to Red Bull’s difficult start to the weekend.

Overnight rain left FP3 damp, with little activity during the opening half-hour. Teams moved through wet-weather tyres before fitting slicks as the circuit improved. Valtteri Bottas produced the fastest late lap, but the changing surface made comparisons less straightforward than in a fully dry qualifying rehearsal.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2014 Belgian Grand Prix FP1, 22 August 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:51.577	25
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.097s	24
3	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.228s	16
4	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.827s	21
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+1.241s	17
6	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.326s	24
7	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+1.345s	23
8	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.360s	22
9	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.395s	19
10	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.595s	20
11	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+1.792s	11
12	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.017s	21
13	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+2.020s	20
14	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+2.126s	14
15	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+2.391s	20
16	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+2.612s	20
17	36	Giedo van der Garde	Sauber	+2.758s	16
18	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+3.759s	21
19	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+4.205s	19
20	42	Alexander Rossi	Marussia	+5.655s	20
21	45	Andre Lotterer	Caterham	+6.309s	24
22	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	+6.400s	24

Free Practice 2 Classification

2014 Belgian Grand Prix FP2, 22 August 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:49.189	26
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.604s	28
3	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.741s	19
4	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.138s	24
5	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.470s	31
6	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.488s	26
7	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.536s	25
8	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.788s	16
9	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+1.885s	31
10	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.888s	26
11	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+2.194s	26
12	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+2.261s	29
13	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+2.384s	28
14	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+3.007s	25
15	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+3.045s	18
16	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+3.587s	23
17	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+4.766s	7
18	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	+4.851s	18
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	+4.861s	30
20	45	Andre Lotterer	Caterham	+4.904s	24
21	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	No time	2

Free Practice 3 Classification

2014 Belgian Grand Prix FP3, 23 August 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:49.465	12
2	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.268s	9
3	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.274s	13
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.352s	9
5	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.352s	13
6	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.425s	9
7	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+0.428s	11
8	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.738s	11
9	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+0.958s	11
10	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.070s	10
11	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.127s	12
12	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+1.283s	11
13	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+1.349s	10
14	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.401s	11
15	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+1.497s	12
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+2.044s	9
17	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+2.145s	10
18	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+2.433s	15
19	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+2.992s	14
20	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	+3.519s	14
21	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	+4.829s	11
22	45	Andre Lotterer	Caterham	+5.543s	13

Qualifying

Nico Rosberg headed qualifying for Mercedes, with Lewis Hamilton second and Sebastian Vettel third.

Nico Rosberg took pole in wet conditions ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. André Lotterer qualified ahead of Marcus Ericsson on his one-off Formula 1 appearance for Caterham.

Qualifying Classification

2014 Belgian Grand Prix Qualifying, 23 August 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	2:07.130	2:06.723	2:05.591	22
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	2:07.280	2:06.609	2:05.819	22
3	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	2:10.105	2:08.868	2:07.717	24
4	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	2:10.197	2:08.450	2:07.786	21
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	2:10.089	2:08.989	2:07.911	21
6	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	2:09.250	2:08.451	2:08.049	23
7	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	2:11.081	2:08.901	2:08.679	22
8	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	2:09.885	2:08.646	2:08.780	21
9	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	2:08.403	2:08.833	2:09.178	20
10	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	2:10.529	2:09.272	2:09.776	22
11	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	2:10.445	2:09.377	—	16
12	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	2:09.811	2:09.805	—	13
13	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	2:10.666	2:10.084	—	16
14	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	2:11.051	2:10.238	—	17
15	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	2:10.898	2:11.087	—	16
16	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	2:11.051	2:12.470	—	14
17	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	2:11.261	—	—	9
18	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	2:11.267	—	—	8
19	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	2:12.566	—	—	8
20	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	2:13.414	—	—	4
21	45	André Lotterer	Caterham	2:13.469	—	—	9
22	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	2:14.438	—	—	9

What happened in the 2014 Belgian Grand Prix?

Hamilton took the lead at the start, but Rosberg attacked at Les Combes on the second lap. Contact between Rosberg’s front wing and Hamilton’s rear tyre caused a puncture for Hamilton and damaged the championship leader’s wing.

Ricciardo passed Fernando Alonso and then Vettel to move into contention. As Rosberg lost time replacing his damaged wing, the Australian gained the advantage and built the foundation for his third victory of the season.

Rosberg used fresher tyres to chase Ricciardo in the final stint but could not close enough before the flag. Hamilton, running well down the order with damage, eventually retired rather than continue a fruitless recovery.

Bottas finished third ahead of Kimi Räikkönen and Vettel. Kevin Magnussen‘s penalty for forcing Alonso off the track dropped him out of the points and promoted Jenson Button to sixth. Ricciardo’s win intensified scrutiny of the Mercedes rivalry.

Further down the points places, Fernando Alonso, Sergio Pérez, Daniil Kvyat and Nico Hülkenberg completed the scoring positions. Nico Rosberg set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2014 rules.

After the race, Nico Rosberg headed the drivers’ standings with 220 points, followed by Lewis Hamilton on 191. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 411, with Red Bull Racing on 254.

2014 Belgian Grand Prix race results

The 2014 Belgian Grand Prix was held on 24 August 2014, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	44	1:24:36.556	25
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	44	+3.383	18
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	44	+28.032	15
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	44	+36.815	12
5	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	44	+52.196	10
6	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	44	+54.580	8
7	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	44	+1:01.162	6
8	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	44	+1:04.293	4
9	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	44	+1:05.347	2
10	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	44	+1:05.697	1
11	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	44	+1:11.920	0
12	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	44	+1:14.262	0
13	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	44	+1:15.975	0
14	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	44	+1:22.447	0
15	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	44	+1:30.825	0
16	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	43	+1 lap	0
17	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	43	+1 lap	0
18	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	39	Gearbox	0
Ret	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	38	Collision damage	0
Ret	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	33	Power unit	0
Ret	45	André Lotterer	Caterham	1	Electrical	0
Ret	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	1	Exhaust	0

Kevin Magnussen originally finished sixth but had 20 seconds added to his race time for forcing Fernando Alonso off track.

2014 Belgian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	36	15:13:56	1:50.511	228.161
2	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	36	15:14:57	1:52.413	224.301
3	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	37	15:16:45	1:52.512	224.104
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	40	15:21:36	1:52.716	223.698
5	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	36	15:14:21	1:52.953	223.229
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	44	15:28:43	1:52.974	223.187
7	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	31	15:05:12	1:53.276	222.592
8	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	38	15:18:05	1:53.483	222.186
9	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	40	15:22:12	1:53.612	221.934
10	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	33	15:09:26	1:53.707	221.748
11	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	29	15:00:51	1:53.879	221.413
12	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	32	15:07:16	1:54.000	221.178
13	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	39	15:19:43	1:54.090	221.004
14	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	26	14:55:19	1:54.159	220.870
15	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	28	14:58:53	1:54.203	220.785
16	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	28	14:59:03	1:54.532	220.151
17	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	31	15:06:16	1:55.247	218.785
18	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	21	14:46:01	1:55.649	218.025
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	26	14:56:22	1:55.900	217.553
20	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	32	15:08:32	1:56.347	216.717

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 Belgian Grand Prix.

2014 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	220
2	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	191
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	156
4	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	121
5	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Williams	110
6	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	98
7	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Force India	70
8	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	68
9	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	40
10	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	39
11	Kevin Magnussen	Danish	McLaren	37
12	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	33
13	Jean-Éric Vergne	French	Toro Rosso	11
14	Romain Grosjean	French	Lotus F1	8
15	Daniil Kvyat	Russian	Toro Rosso	8
16	Jules Bianchi	French	Marussia	2
17	Adrian Sutil	German	Sauber	0
18	Marcus Ericsson	Swedish	Caterham	0
19	Pastor Maldonado	Venezuelan	Lotus F1	0
20	Esteban Gutiérrez	Mexican	Sauber	0
21	Max Chilton	British	Marussia	0
22	Kamui Kobayashi	Japanese	Caterham	0
–	André Lotterer	German	Caterham	0

2014 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	411
2	Red Bull Racing	254
3	Ferrari	160
4	Williams	150
5	McLaren	105
6	Force India	103
7	Toro Rosso	19
8	Lotus F1	8
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