2014 Singapore Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Lewis Hamilton took victory and the championship lead in Singapore as Nico Rosberg retired with an electrical problem. Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo completed the podium after a safety car made Hamilton work for the win.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Pole time	1:45.681
Fastest lap	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Fastest-lap time	1:50.417 on lap 39
First	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing
Third	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
19 September 2014	Practice 1	18:00 – 19:30
19 September 2014	Practice 2	21:30 – 23:00
20 September 2014	Practice 3	18:00 – 19:00
20 September 2014	Qualifying	21:00
21 September 2014	Race	20:00

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 14 leading the 2014 F1 World Championship on 238 points, with Lewis Hamilton on 216. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 454 points.

Race entries

The 11 teams kept the same race line-ups for the Singapore Grand Prix.

Free Practice

Fernando Alonso led FP1, but reliability interrupted several programmes. Jean-Eric Vergne lost substantial time to a battery change and later stopped with an energy-recovery failure. Kimi Räikkönen suffered a brake fire, while Sebastian Vettel lost oil pressure at the pit exit, forcing Red Bull to fit an older engine before the next session.

Lewis Hamilton overcame brake vibrations to lead FP2, while Pastor Maldonado crashed at Turn 10 and damaged his Lotus badly enough to require a replacement chassis overnight. Sebastian Vettel returned only for the closing minutes after the engine work. The lost running left several teams short of representative longer-run data under the lights.

Fernando Alonso led FP3 as Ferrari and Red Bull challenged Mercedes more closely around the street circuit. Nico Rosberg compromised his attempt through the opening sector and over the Turn 11 kerbs, while Lewis Hamilton also had an untidy session. The supersoft runs left the leading order unusually open before qualifying.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2014 Singapore Grand Prix FP1, 19 September 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:49.056	16
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.122s	23
3	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.149s	24
4	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.818s	27
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.066s	21
6	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.483s	11
7	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+1.727s	19
8	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.866s	21
9	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.934s	26
10	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+2.075s	23
11	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+2.161s	24
12	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+2.548s	23
13	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+2.897s	20
14	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+3.069s	25
15	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+3.090s	19
16	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+3.115s	15
17	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+3.181s	22
18	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+3.850s	26
19	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+5.057s	15
20	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	+5.419s	26
21	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	+5.551s	21
22	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	+6.114s	17

Free Practice 2 Classification

2014 Singapore Grand Prix FP2, 19 September 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:47.490	25
2	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.133s	28
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.300s	28
4	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.541s	29
5	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.551s	5
6	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+0.868s	33
7	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.945s	30
8	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.163s	30
9	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.261s	31
10	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.280s	31
11	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.310s	33
12	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+1.572s	33
13	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+1.585s	30
14	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+1.649s	13
15	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+1.680s	34
16	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+1.800s	37
17	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.871s	29
18	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+2.481s	28
19	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+3.122s	24
20	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	+4.068s	21
21	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	+4.585s	33
22	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	+5.446s	31

Free Practice 3 Classification

2014 Singapore Grand Prix FP3, 20 September 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:47.299	12
2	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.051s	15
3	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.189s	15
4	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+0.394s	17
5	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.412s	17
6	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.439s	12
7	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+0.610s	15
8	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+0.906s	15
9	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.927s	16
10	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+1.123s	20
11	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.151s	11
12	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+1.278s	9
13	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.300s	16
14	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.338s	18
15	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.779s	15
16	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+1.816s	19
17	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+2.186s	17
18	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+2.850s	15
19	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+3.077s	17
20	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	+3.640s	17
21	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	+3.922s	16
22	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	+4.299s	17

Qualifying

Lewis Hamilton headed qualifying for Mercedes, with Nico Rosberg second and Daniel Ricciardo third.

Lewis Hamilton beat Nico Rosberg to pole by just 0.007 seconds. Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel filled the second row, with the narrow margins promising a close contest around Marina Bay.

Qualifying Classification

2014 Singapore Grand Prix Qualifying, 20 September 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:46.921	1:46.287	1:45.681	17
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:47.244	1:45.825	1:45.688	19
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:47.488	1:46.493	1:45.854	12
4	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:47.476	1:46.586	1:45.902	15
5	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:46.889	1:46.328	1:45.907	16
6	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:47.615	1:46.472	1:46.000	20
7	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:46.685	1:46.359	1:46.170	14
8	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:47.196	1:46.622	1:46.187	18
9	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	1:47.976	1:46.700	1:46.250	18
10	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:47.656	1:46.926	1:47.362	21
11	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:47.161	1:46.943	—	12
12	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:47.407	1:46.989	—	14
13	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:47.370	1:47.308	—	13
14	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	1:47.970	1:47.333	—	9
15	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:48.143	1:47.575	—	13
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:47.862	1:47.812	—	14
17	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	1:48.324	—	—	6
18	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	1:49.063	—	—	8
19	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	1:49.440	—	—	7
20	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	1:50.405	—	—	8
21	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	1:50.473	—	—	7
22	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	1:52.287	—	—	5

What happened in the 2014 Singapore Grand Prix?

Rosberg’s steering-wheel electronics malfunctioned before the start, forcing him to begin from the pit lane. He struggled with limited control of the car and eventually retired, while Hamilton led Vettel and Fernando Alonso.

A safety car following contact involving Sergio Pérez changed the strategic balance. Hamilton stayed out while rivals positioned themselves to run to the end, leaving the Mercedes driver needing another stop.

Hamilton built enough of a gap to rejoin second after changing tyres. On fresher rubber he quickly passed Vettel for the lead and pulled away as the race approached its time limit.

Vettel held second ahead of Ricciardo and Alonso, with Massa fifth. Jean-Éric Vergne produced a strong late charge to finish sixth despite a time penalty. Hamilton left Singapore three points ahead of Rosberg in the championship.

Further down the points places, Sergio Pérez, Kimi Räikkönen, Nico Hülkenberg and Kevin Magnussen 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 241 points, followed by Nico Rosberg on 238. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 479, with Red Bull Racing on 305.

2014 Singapore Grand Prix race results

The 2014 Singapore Grand Prix was held on 21 September 2014, with a scheduled start of 20:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	60	2:00:04.795	25
2	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	60	+13.534	18
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	60	+14.273	15
4	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	60	+15.389	12
5	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	60	+42.161	10
6	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	60	+56.801	8
7	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	60	+59.038	6
8	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	60	+1:00.641	4
9	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	60	+1:01.661	2
10	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	60	+1:02.230	1
11	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	60	+1:05.065	0
12	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	60	+1:06.915	0
13	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	60	+1:08.029	0
14	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	60	+1:12.008	0
15	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	60	+1:34.188	0
16	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	60	+1:34.543	0
17	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	59	+1 Lap	0
Ret	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	52	Electrical	0
Ret	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	40	Water leak	0
Ret	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	17	Electrical	0
Ret	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	13	Steering wheel	0
DNS	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham		Oil pressure	0

Jean-Éric Vergne had five seconds added to his race time for exceeding track limits.

Nico Rosberg started from pit lane due to electronic problems at the start of the formation lap.

Kamui Kobayashi ‘s engine failed during the formation lap and he failed to make it to the starting grid.

2014 Singapore Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	39	21:24:14	1:50.417	165.137
2	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	48	21:42:07	1:51.639	163.330
3	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	45	21:36:29	1:51.761	163.151
4	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	48	21:41:59	1:51.937	162.895
5	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	46	21:38:23	1:52.007	162.793
6	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	27	20:56:09	1:52.115	162.636
7	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	25	20:52:50	1:52.515	162.058
8	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	27	20:56:14	1:52.519	162.052
9	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	30	21:02:01	1:52.569	161.980
10	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	27	20:56:59	1:52.762	161.703
11	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	28	20:58:25	1:52.872	161.545
12	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	26	20:55:29	1:53.213	161.059
13	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	27	20:56:31	1:53.283	160.959
14	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	47	21:40:33	1:53.538	160.598
15	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	25	20:53:18	1:53.543	160.591
16	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	16	20:35:22	1:53.707	160.359
17	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	43	21:33:17	1:53.807	160.218
18	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	10	20:24:08	1:53.948	160.020
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	14	20:32:24	1:55.416	157.985
20	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	6	20:15:53	1:55.684	157.619
21	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	5	20:14:10	1:56.769	156.154

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 Singapore Grand Prix.

2014 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	241
2	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	238
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	181
4	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	133
5	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	124
6	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Williams	122
7	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	72
8	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Force India	72
9	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	65
10	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	45
11	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	45
12	Kevin Magnussen	Danish	McLaren	39
13	Jean-Éric Vergne	French	Toro Rosso	19
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	479
2	Red Bull Racing	305
3	Williams	187
4	Ferrari	178
5	Force India	117
6	McLaren	111
7	Toro Rosso	27
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