2014 German Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Nico Rosberg won his home Grand Prix at Hockenheim, while Lewis Hamilton recovered from twentieth on the grid to third. Valtteri Bottas split the Mercedes drivers after holding off Hamilton’s late challenge.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Pole time	1:16.540
Fastest lap	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Fastest-lap time	1:19.908 on lap 53
First	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Second	Valtteri Bottas	Williams
Third	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
18 July 2014	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
18 July 2014	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
19 July 2014	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
19 July 2014	Qualifying	14:00
20 July 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 10 leading the 2014 F1 World Championship on 165 points, with Lewis Hamilton on 161. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 326 points.

Race entries

The 11 teams kept the same race line-ups for the German Grand Prix. Giedo van der Garde, Susie Wolff also took part in practice.

Free Practice

Nico Rosberg led FP1 after teams removed their FRIC suspension systems in response to the FIA’s legality concerns. Susie Wolff overcame an early gearshift problem to complete a useful Williams outing. Kimi Räikkönen lost time to a water-pump issue before returning, while Mercedes showed no obvious loss of its leading pace.

Lewis Hamilton narrowly led FP2 on an extremely hot track, with Daniel Ricciardo close enough to encourage Red Bull. Caterham had a difficult session: Marcus Ericsson stopped with an engine problem and Kamui Kobayashi’s car caught fire. Longer runs became important as teams assessed tyre wear in the demanding temperatures.

Nico Rosberg opened a larger advantage in FP3 as teams switched from soft-tyre work to late supersoft qualifying simulations. Fernando Alonso recovered from a spin to lead the chasing pack, while Williams again looked competitive. McLaren’s upgraded car also showed promise, giving the midfield battle added interest before qualifying.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2014 German Grand Prix FP1, 18 July 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:19.131	29
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.065s	25
3	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.292s	21
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.566s	27
5	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.702s	24
6	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.966s	28
7	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+0.974s	32
8	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+1.079s	21
9	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.206s	28
10	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+1.374s	18
11	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.411s	19
12	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.455s	23
13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.461s	22
14	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.467s	24
15	41	Susie Wolff	Williams	+1.638s	22
16	36	Giedo van der Garde	Sauber	+1.651s	23
17	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+2.472s	20
18	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+2.723s	30
19	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	+3.441s	31
20	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+3.851s	24
21	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	+4.125s	35
22	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	+4.168s	22

Free Practice 2 Classification

2014 German Grand Prix FP2, 18 July 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:18.341	38
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.024s	39
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.102s	35
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.546s	38
5	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+0.619s	40
6	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+0.683s	36
7	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.880s	40
8	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.907s	35
9	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.988s	32
10	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.044s	34
11	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+1.076s	41
12	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.111s	27
13	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.240s	28
14	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.252s	32
15	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.419s	32
16	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+1.817s	35
17	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+2.017s	35
18	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+2.163s	40
19	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+2.987s	31
20	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	+3.529s	21
21	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	+3.557s	28
22	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	+5.387s	12

Free Practice 3 Classification

2014 German Grand Prix FP3, 19 July 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:17.779	24
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.601s	20
3	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.605s	11
4	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+0.796s	18
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+0.832s	19
6	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+0.977s	16
7	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.990s	13
8	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+1.063s	8
9	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+1.111s	17
10	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.348s	19
11	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.352s	19
12	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.691s	20
13	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.710s	15
14	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.726s	21
15	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+1.822s	23
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+2.299s	23
17	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+2.419s	21
18	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+2.687s	19
19	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+3.065s	6
20	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	+3.239s	21
21	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	+5.298s	14
22	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	+5.670s	7

Qualifying

Nico Rosberg headed qualifying for Mercedes, with Valtteri Bottas second and Felipe Massa third.

A brake-disc failure sent Lewis Hamilton into the barriers during Q1. A subsequent gearbox penalty left him twentieth on the grid, while Nico Rosberg took pole ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa.

Qualifying Classification

2014 German Grand Prix Qualifying, 19 July 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:17.631	1:17.109	1:16.540	17
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:18.215	1:17.353	1:16.759	15
3	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:18.381	1:17.370	1:17.078	21
4	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	1:18.260	1:17.788	1:17.214	17
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:18.117	1:17.855	1:17.273	19
6	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:18.194	1:17.646	1:17.577	16
7	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:18.389	1:17.866	1:17.649	19
8	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:18.530	1:18.103	1:17.965	22
9	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:18.927	1:18.017	1:18.014	21
10	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:18.916	1:18.161	1:18.035	21
11	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:18.425	1:18.193	—	15
12	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:18.534	1:18.273	—	13
13	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:18.496	1:18.285	—	14
14	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	1:18.739	1:18.787	—	14
15	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:18.894	1:18.983	—	14
16	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:18.683	no time	—	5
17	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	1:19.142	—	—	8
18	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	1:19.676	—	—	8
19	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	1:20.195	—	—	7
20	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	1:20.408	—	—	7
21	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	1:20.489	—	—	9
NC	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	no time	—	—	0

Esteban Gutiérrez received a three place grid penalty as a result of an accident with Pastor Maldonado in the previous British Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.

Marcus Ericsson failed to set a lap time in Q1. He was later penalised with having to start from the pit lane and having to serve a 10-second stop and go penalty within the first three laps of the race, because his team failed to cover and seal his car before curfew and therefore breached Parc Fermé regulations.

What happened in the 2014 German Grand Prix?

Rosberg led away, but Massa’s Williams was tipped over after contact with Kevin Magnussen at the first corner. Massa retired, while Magnussen continued and Daniel Ricciardo lost ground avoiding the incident.

Hamilton moved quickly through the field, including a double pass involving Ricciardo and Kimi Räikkönen. Contact with Jenson Button later damaged his front wing and increased tyre wear, pushing Mercedes towards a three-stop strategy.

Rosberg remained clear at the front. Hamilton’s final stop left him chasing Bottas on softer tyres, but the Williams driver’s straight-line speed and clean defence kept second place secure.

Rosberg won ahead of Bottas and Hamilton, with Vettel fourth. Fernando Alonso narrowly beat Ricciardo after their own lively battle, while Nico Hülkenberg finished seventh. Rosberg extended his championship lead to fourteen points.

Further down the points places, Nico Hülkenberg, Jenson Button, Kevin Magnussen and Sergio Pérez completed the scoring positions. Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2014 rules.

After the race, Nico Rosberg headed the drivers’ standings with 190 points, followed by Lewis Hamilton on 176. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 366, with Red Bull Racing on 188.

2014 German Grand Prix race results

The 2014 German Grand Prix was held on 20 July 2014, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	67	1:33:42.914	25
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	67	+20.789	18
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	67	+22.530	15
4	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	67	+44.014	12
5	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	67	+52.467	10
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	67	+52.549	8
7	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	67	+1:04.178	6
8	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	67	+1:24.711	4
9	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	66	+1 Lap	2
10	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	66	+1 Lap	1
11	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	66	+1 Lap	0
12	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	66	+1 Lap	0
13	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	66	+1 Lap	0
14	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	66	+1 Lap	0
15	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	66	+1 Lap	0
16	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	65	+2 Laps	0
17	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	65	+2 Laps	0
18	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	65	+2 Laps	0
Ret	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	47	Spun off	0
Ret	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	44	Oil leak	0
Ret	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	26	Water leak	0
Ret	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	0	Collision	0

2014 German Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	53	15:18:17	1:19.908	206.066
2	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	56	15:23:19	1:20.224	205.255
3	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	57	15:24:01	1:20.548	204.429
4	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	54	15:20:42	1:20.752	203.913
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	53	15:18:35	1:20.846	203.676
6	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	67	15:36:55	1:21.298	202.543
7	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	55	15:22:05	1:21.338	202.444
8	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	64	15:34:03	1:21.346	202.424
9	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	45	15:07:07	1:21.494	202.056
10	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	39	14:58:56	1:21.545	201.930
11	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	58	15:26:24	1:21.876	201.113
12	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	61	15:30:35	1:22.008	200.790
13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	44	15:06:12	1:22.098	200.570
14	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	34	14:52:55	1:22.179	200.372
15	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	41	15:02:32	1:22.305	200.065
16	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	57	15:25:31	1:22.522	199.539
17	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	41	15:02:27	1:22.529	199.522
18	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	50	15:16:24	1:22.866	198.711
19	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	50	15:16:25	1:23.035	198.306
20	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	49	15:15:16	1:23.230	197.842
21	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	26	14:41:31	1:24.137	195.709

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 German Grand Prix.

2014 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	190
2	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	176
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	106
4	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	97
5	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Williams	91
6	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	82
7	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Force India	69
8	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	59
9	Kevin Magnussen	Danish	McLaren	37
10	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	30
11	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	29
12	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	19
13	Jean-Éric Vergne	French	Toro Rosso	9
14	Romain Grosjean	French	Lotus F1	8
15	Daniil Kvyat	Russian	Toro Rosso	6
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

2014 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	366
2	Red Bull Racing	188
3	Williams	121
4	Ferrari	116
5	Force India	98
6	McLaren	96
7	Toro Rosso	15
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