2014 Brazilian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Nico Rosberg kept the championship battle alive with victory in Brazil, resisting sustained pressure from Lewis Hamilton. Felipe Massa overcame a penalty and a pit-lane mistake to finish third at home.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Pole time	1:10.023
Fastest lap	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Fastest-lap time	1:13.555 on lap 62
First	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Second	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Third	Felipe Massa	Williams

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
7 November 2014	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
7 November 2014	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
8 November 2014	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
8 November 2014	Qualifying	14:00
9 November 2014	Race	14:00

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 18 leading the 2014 F1 World Championship on 316 points, with Nico Rosberg on 292. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 608 points.

Race entries

The 9 teams kept the same race line-ups for the Brazilian Grand Prix. Daniel Juncadella, Felipe Nasr, Max Verstappen also took part in practice.

Free Practice

Nico Rosberg led FP1 as drivers struggled for grip on the resurfaced track. Daniel Juncadella crashed the Force India, with the resulting repairs also costing Sergio Perez the afternoon session. Jenson Button stopped with an energy-recovery failure, and electrical trouble prevented Esteban Gutiérrez from recording a time, leaving several programmes incomplete.

Nico Rosberg stayed quickest in FP2, but three stoppages disrupted preparation. Jean-Eric Vergne lost power, Fernando Alonso’s engine caught fire, and Esteban Gutiérrez stopped with an energy-recovery problem. Fernando Alonso helped tackle the flames before marshals reached him, while the interruptions repeatedly broke up teams’ planned tyre and race-simulation work.

Nico Rosberg completed a practice clean sweep in dry but overcast FP3 conditions. Lewis Hamilton spun under braking for the Senna S and later encountered traffic on a quick lap. Williams emerged as the closest challenger, with Felipe Massa giving the home supporters encouragement as teams completed their soft-tyre qualifying preparations.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2014 Brazilian Grand Prix FP1, 7 November 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:12.764	30
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.221s	32
3	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+0.959s	39
4	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.978s	30
5	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.047s	28
6	38	Max Verstappen	Toro Rosso	+1.063s	26
7	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+1.270s	31
8	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+1.350s	32
9	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+1.372s	30
10	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.433s	27
11	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+1.670s	31
12	40	Felipe Nasr	Williams	+1.758s	22
13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.914s	33
14	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+2.138s	24
15	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+2.345s	23
16	34	Daniel Juncadella	Force India	+3.266s	17
17	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	No time	1
18	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	No time	6

Free Practice 2 Classification

2014 Brazilian Grand Prix FP2, 7 November 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:12.123	36
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.213s	36
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.573s	32
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.833s	24
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+0.912s	31
6	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+0.976s	27
7	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.999s	20
8	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.131s	35
9	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+1.210s	28
10	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+1.356s	33
11	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+1.374s	33
12	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+1.591s	37
13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.759s	32
14	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+1.779s	25
15	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+2.081s	36
16	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+2.086s	31
17	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+5.048s	5

Free Practice 3 Classification

2014 Brazilian Grand Prix FP3, 8 November 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:10.446	28
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.114s	20
3	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+0.429s	21
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+0.608s	23
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.742s	11
6	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.764s	19
7	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.870s	15
8	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.953s	8
9	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+1.053s	19
10	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.388s	26
11	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+1.521s	21
12	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+1.623s	29
13	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+1.738s	27
14	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+1.789s	30
15	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.789s	29
16	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+1.840s	24
17	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.878s	17
18	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+2.496s	25

Qualifying

Nico Rosberg headed qualifying for Mercedes, with Lewis Hamilton second and Felipe Massa third.

Nico Rosberg took pole after leading all three practice sessions, with Lewis Hamilton second and Felipe Massa third. The eighteen-car field again meant four eliminations in each of the first two qualifying segments.

Qualifying Classification

2014 Brazilian Grand Prix Qualifying, 8 November 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:10.347	1:10.303	1:10.023	14
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:10.457	1:10.712	1:10.056	14
3	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:10.602	1:10.343	1:10.247	17
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:10.832	1:10.421	1:10.305	17
5	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:11.097	1:11.127	1:10.930	16
6	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:11.880	1:11.129	1:10.938	19
7	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	1:11.134	1:11.211	1:10.969	16
8	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:11.558	1:11.215	1:10.977	18
9	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:11.593	1:11.208	1:11.075	20
10	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:11.193	1:11.188	1:11.099	18
11	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	1:11.520	1:11.591	—	18
12	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:11.848	1:11.976	—	14
13	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	1:11.943	1:12.099	—	17
14	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:11.423	No Time	—	9
15	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:12.037	—	—	8
16	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:12.040	—	—	10
17	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:12.076	—	—	9
18	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	1:12.233	—	—	7

Daniil Kvyat received a seven-place grid penalty to complete the ten-place penalty that he received at the previous race.

Sergio Pérez received a seven-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable accident in the previous race.

What happened in the 2014 Brazilian Grand Prix?

Rosberg held the lead from Hamilton, with Massa third. Tyre degradation quickly brought the first stops, and Massa received a five-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane.

Hamilton tried to use an extended stint to gain an advantage over Rosberg, but spun while pushing before his next stop. The lost time proved crucial, even though he subsequently closed the gap again.

Rosberg managed the final stint with Hamilton close behind and reached the flag first. Massa retained third despite stopping briefly at the wrong pit box during one visit to the pits.

Jenson Button finished fourth ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso. Rosberg reduced Hamilton’s lead to seventeen points, setting up a final-round title contest at Abu Dhabi, where double points would be awarded.

Further down the points places, Kimi Räikkönen, Nico Hülkenberg, Kevin Magnussen and Valtteri Bottas completed the scoring positions. Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2014 rules.

After the race, Lewis Hamilton headed the drivers’ standings with 334 points, followed by Nico Rosberg on 317. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 651, with Red Bull Racing on 373.

2014 Brazilian Grand Prix race results

The 2014 Brazilian Grand Prix was held on 9 November 2014, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	71	1:30:02.555	25
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	71	+1.457	18
3	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	71	+41.031	15
4	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	71	+48.658	12
5	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	71	+51.420	10
6	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	71	+1:01.906	8
7	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	71	+1:03.730	6
8	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	71	+1:03.934	4
9	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	71	+1:10.085	2
10	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	70	+1 Lap	1
11	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	70	+1 Lap	0
12	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	70	+1 Lap	0
13	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	70	+1 Lap	0
14	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	70	+1 Lap	0
15	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	70	+1 Lap	0
16	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	70	+1 Lap	0
17	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	63	Power unit	0
Ret	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	39	Suspension	0

2014 Brazilian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	62	15:22:12	1:13.555	210.895
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	62	15:22:11	1:13.619	210.711
3	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	70	15:33:06	1:13.728	210.400
4	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	68	15:30:21	1:13.999	209.629
5	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	68	15:30:23	1:14.018	209.576
6	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	63	15:25:01	1:14.070	209.428
7	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	59	15:19:00	1:14.101	209.341
8	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	62	15:23:30	1:14.144	209.219
9	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	64	15:25:58	1:14.229	208.980
10	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	55	15:14:18	1:14.313	208.744
11	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	62	15:23:10	1:14.544	208.097
12	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	70	15:33:43	1:14.550	208.080
13	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	65	15:27:18	1:14.774	207.457
14	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	47	15:04:39	1:14.810	207.357
15	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	42	14:58:18	1:14.834	207.290
16	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	64	15:26:07	1:14.875	207.177
17	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	37	14:51:27	1:14.963	206.934
18	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	30	14:42:26	1:15.387	205.770

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 Brazilian Grand Prix.

2014 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	334
2	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	317
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	214
4	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	159
5	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	157
6	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Williams	156
7	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	106
8	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	98
9	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Force India	80
10	Kevin Magnussen	Danish	McLaren	55
11	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	53
12	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	47
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
–	André Lotterer	German	Caterham	0

2014 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	651
2	Red Bull Racing	373
3	Williams	254
4	Ferrari	210
5	McLaren	161
6	Force India	127
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