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The 2014 United States Grand Prix (officially the 2014 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix) was the seventeenth round of the 2014 Formula One Season. It was held between October 31 and November 2, 2014.

With both Caterham's owner and Marussia entering administration in the preceding weeks, only eighteen cars competed in the race.

The race was won by Lewis Hamilton from second on the grid. It was his fifth win in a row, and left the British driver 24 points clear of teammate Nico Rosberg, who finished second from pole. Daniel Ricciardo finished third.

The result leaves Hamilton needing 26 points from the final two races to secure his second World Championship. Mercedes extended their already unassailable lead to 243 points in the Constructors' Championship.


Background[]

Due to the administration of Caterham Sports limited, the owners of the Caterham team, Caterham are expected to miss this race and the next race 2014 Brazilian Grand Prix as a new buyer is found for the team. They were granted special dispensation to miss both races by Bernie Ecclestone.

Having also been given special dispensation to miss some races, Marussia also entered administration. This meant that once again Alexander Rossi misses out on an opportunity to make his début race.

This reduces the field to just 18 runners, the lowest total since the 2005 Monaco Grand Prix, when BAR were banned in what was originally a field of 20 cars. As a results, qualifying regulations have been amended. Only four cars will be eliminated from each of the first two qualifying sessions instead of six, leaving 14 cars for Q2 and 10 for Q3.

With 100 points available in the Drivers' Championship, three drivers remain in contention: Lewis Hamilton (291 points), Nico Rosberg (274 points, 17 behind) and Daniel Ricciardo (199 points, 92 behind). While neither Mercedes driver can be eliminated, Ricciardo must score at least 17 more points than Hamilton. The Constructors' Championship was sealed by Mercedes at the previous race.

The weekend began in odd circumstances as Daniil Kvyat's garage was incorrectly labelled with a Dutch flag instead of that of his native Russia. The error was rectified shortly before Free Practice 1.

Entry list[]

No. Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Model Tyre
1 Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Infiniti Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB10 Renault Energy F1-2014 P
3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo Austria Infiniti Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB10 Renault Energy F1-2014 P
6 Germany Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes W05 Hybrid Mercedes PU106A Hybrid P
44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes W05 Hybrid Mercedes PU106A Hybrid P
7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari F14 T Ferrari 059/3 P
14 Spain Fernando Alonso Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari F14 T Ferrari 059/3 P
8 France Romain Grosjean United Kingdom Lotus F1 Team Lotus E22 Renault Energy F1-2014 P
13 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado United Kingdom Lotus F1 Team Lotus E22 Renault Energy F1-2014 P
20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United Kingdom McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-29 Mercedes PU106A Hybrid P
22 United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-29 Mercedes PU106A Hybrid P
11 Mexico Sergio Pérez India Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India VJM07 Mercedes PU106A Hybrid P
27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg India Sahara Force India F1 Team Force India VJM07 Mercedes PU106A Hybrid P
21 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Switzerland Sauber F1 Team Sauber C33 Ferrari 059/3 P
99 Germany Adrian Sutil Switzerland Sauber F1 Team Sauber C33 Ferrari 059/3 P
25 France Jean-Éric Vergne Italy Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR9 Renault Energy F1-2014 P
26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Italy Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR9 Renault Energy F1-2014 P
19 Brazil Felipe Massa United Kingdom Williams Martini Racing Williams FW37 Mercedes PU106A Hybrid P
77 Finland Valtteri Bottas United Kingdom Williams Martini Racing Williams FW37 Mercedes PU106A Hybrid P
Free Practice 1 only
38 Netherlands Max Verstappen Italy Scuderia Toro Rosso Toro Rosso STR9 Renault Energy F1-2014 P
40 Brazil Felipe Nasr United Kingdom Williams Martini Racing Williams FW37 Mercedes PU106A Hybrid P

Practice Overview[]

FP1[]

For FP1, Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso) and Felipe Nasr (Williams) replaced Jean-Éric Vergne and Valtteri Bottas respectively.

FP2[]

FP3[]

Practice Results[]

No Driver Team FP1 FP2 FP3
Time Pos Time Pos Time Pos
1 Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull-Renault 1:41.463 7 1:43.980 18 1:43.765 18
3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo Austria Red Bull-Renault 1:42.598 17 1:40.390 4 1:38.927 6
6 Germany Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes 1:40.233 2 1:39.088 2 1:37.990 2
7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari 1:41.965 12 1:40.543 6 1:39.143 9
8 France Romain Grosjean United Kingdom Lotus-Renault 1:43.229 18 1:41.054 12 1:39.561 13
11 Mexico Sergio Pérez India Force India-Mercedes 1:42.359 15 1:41.123 14 1:39.582 14
13 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado United Kingdom Lotus-Renault 1:42.329 13 1:41.158 15 1:39.448 12
14 Spain Fernando Alonso Italy Ferrari 1:41.065 6 1:40.189 3 1:38.727 5
19 Brazil Felipe Massa United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 1:41.907 11 1:40.457 5 1:38.214 3
20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 1:40.987 5 1:40.641 8 1:39.335 11
21 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Switzerland Sauber-Ferrari 1:42.516 16 1:41.420 17 1:40.208 16
22 United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 1:40.319 3 1:40.698 9 1:39.241 10
25 France Jean-Éric Vergne Italy Toro Rosso-Renault DNP 1:41.110 13 1:41.443 17
26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Italy Toro Rosso-Renault 1:40.887 4 1:40.631 7 1:39.688 15
27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg India Force India-Mercedes 1:41.722 9 1:40.800 10 1:38.960 7
38 Netherlands Max Verstappen Italy Toro Rosso-Renault 1:41.785 10 DNP DNP
40 Brazil Felipe Nasr United Kingdom Williams-Renault 1:41.545 8 DNP DNP
44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 1:39.941 1 1:39.085 1 1:37.107 1
77 Finland Valtteri Bottas United Kingdom Williams-Renault DNP 1:40.828 11 1:38.437 4
99 Germany Adrian Sutil Switzerland Sauber-Ferrari 1:42.333 14 1:41.332 16 1:39.000 8

Qualifying[]

Q1[]

Q2[]

Q3[]

Qualifying Results[]

Pos. No. Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Grid
Pos Time Pos Time Pos Time
1 6 Germany Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes 4 1:38.303 1 1:36.290 1 1:36.067 1
2 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 1 1:37.196 2 1:37.287 2 1:36.443 2
3 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas United Kingdom Williams-Renault 3 1:38.249 4 1:37.499 3 1:36.906 3
4 19 Brazil Felipe Massa 2 1:37.877 3 1:37.347 4 1:37.205 4
5 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo Austria Red Bull-Renault 10 1:38.814 5 1:37.873 5 1:37.244 5
6 14 Spain Fernando Alonso Italy Ferrari 5 1:38.349 6 1:38.010 6 1:37.610 6
7 22 United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 7 1:38.574 7 1:38.024 7 1:37.655 12*
8 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen 6 1:38.557 8 1:38.047 8 1:37.706 7
9 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari 9 1:38.669 9 1:38.263 9 1:37.804 8
10 99 Germany Adrian Sutil Switzerland Sauber-Ferrari 11 1:38.855 10 1:38.378 10 1:38.810 9
11 13 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado United Kingdom Lotus-Renault 8 1:38.608 11 1:38.467 10
12 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez India Force India-Mercedes 14 1:39.200 12 1:38.554 11
13 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg 12 1:38.931 13 1:38.598 13
14 26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Italy Toro Rosso-Renault 13 1:38.936 14 1:38.699 17^
15 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne Italy Toro Rosso-Renault 15 1:39.250 14
16 21 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Switzerland Sauber-Ferrari 16 1:39.555 15
17 1 Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull-Renault 17 1:39.621 18PL
18 8 France Romain Grosjean United Kingdom Lotus-Renault 18 1:39.679 16

Notes:

Grid[]

Pos. Pos.
Driver Driver
______________
Row 1 ______________ 1
2 Nico Rosberg
Lewis Hamilton ______________
Row 2 ______________ 3
4 Valtteri Bottas
Felipe Massa ______________
Row 3 ______________ 5
6 Daniel Ricciardo
Fernando Alonso ______________
Row 4 ______________ 7
8 Kevin Magnussen
Kimi Räikkönen ______________
Row 5 ______________ 9
10 Adrian Sutil
Pastor Maldonado ______________
Row 6 ______________ 11
12 Sergio Pérez
Jenson Button* ______________
Row 7 ______________ 13
14 Nico Hülkenberg
Jean-Éric Vergne ______________
Row 8 ______________ 15
16 Esteban Gutiérrez
Romain Grosjean ______________
Row 9 ______________ 17
18 Daniil Kvyat^
Sebastian VettelPL ______________

Notes:

Race[]

Report[]

Results[]

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 56 1h 40m 04.785s 2 25
2 6 Germany Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes 56 +4.3 1 18
3 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo Austria Red Bull-Renault 56 +25.5 5 15
4 19 Brazil Felipe Massa United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 56 +26.9 4 12
5 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas United Kingdom Williams-Renault 56 +30.9 3 10
6 14 Spain Fernando Alonso Italy Ferrari 56 +95.2 6 8
7 1 Germany Sebastian Vettel Austria Red Bull-Renault 56 +95.7 18 6
8 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 56 +100.68 7 4
9 13 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado United Kingdom Lotus-Renault 56 +107.87* 10 2
10 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne Italy Toro Rosso-Renault 56 +108.86^ 14 1
11 8 France Romain Grosjean United Kingdom Lotus-Renault 55 +1 Lap 16
12 22 United Kingdom Jenson Button United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 55 +1 Lap 12
13 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Italy Ferrari 55 +1 Lap 8
14 21 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Switzerland Sauber-Ferrari 55 +1 Lap 15
15 26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Italy Toro Rosso-Renault 55 +1 Lap 17
Ret 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg India Force India-Mercedes 16 Engine 13
Ret 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez India Force India-Mercedes 1 Collision Damage 11
Ret 99 Germany Adrian Sutil Switzerland Sauber-Ferrari 0 Collision 9

Note:

  • * Pastor Maldonado was given a 5-second penalty for speeding on the pit lane
  • ^ Jean-Éric Vergne was given a 5-second penalty for forcing another driver off of the racing surface

Milestones[]

  • Pastor Maldonado's 75th entry (74th start).
  • Nico Hülkenberg's 75th entry (74th start).
  • First time in F1 history over half the entrants can score points by finishing position.
  • Lewis Hamilton's 32nd win, making him the successful British driver in terms of wins and the joint-fifth-most overall with Fernando Alonso.
  • Hamilton's fifth consecutive victory.
  • Hamilton's tenth win of 2014.
  • Mercedes' tenth one–two of the season, equaling McLaren's 1988 record.
  • First points ever scored by car number 13.
  • Daniel Ricciardo's last podium of this season.
  • Second time that both Force India cars retired in this season.

Standings after race[]

Drivers' World Championship
Pos. Driver Pts +/-
1 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 316
2 Germany Nico Rosberg 292
3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo 214
4 Finland Valtteri Bottas 155
5 Germany Sebastian Vettel 149
6 Spain Fernando Alonso 149
7 United Kingdom Jenson Button 94
8 Brazil Felipe Massa 83 ▲1
9 Germany Nico Hülkenberg 76 ▼1
10 Denmark Kevin Magnussen 53
11 Mexico Sergio Pérez 47
12 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 47
13 France Jean-Éric Vergne 22
14 France Romain Grosjean 8
15 Russia Daniil Kvyat 8
16 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado 2 ▲3
17 France Jules Bianchi 2 ▼1
18 Germany Adrian Sutil 0 ▼1
19 Sweden Marcus Ericsson 0 ▼1
20 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez 0
21 United Kingdom Max Chilton 0
22 Japan Kamui Kobayashi 0
23 Germany André Lotterer 0
Constructors' World Championship
Pos. Team Pts +/-
1 Germany Mercedes 608
2 Austria Red Bull-Renault 363
3 United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 238
4 Italy Ferrari 196
5 United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 147
6 India Force India-Mercedes 123
7 Italy Toro Rosso-Renault 30
8 United Kingdom Lotus-Renault 10
9 Russia Marussia-Ferrari 2
10 Switzerland Sauber-Ferrari 0
11 Malaysia Caterham-Renault 0

Notes[]


V T E 2014 Formula One Season
Teams Caterham • Ferrari • Force India • Lotus • Marussia • McLaren • Mercedes • Red Bull • Sauber • Toro Rosso • Williams
Engines Ferrari • Mercedes • Renault
Drivers Vettel • 3 Ricciardo • 4 Chilton • 6 Rosberg • 7 Räikkönen • 8 Grosjean • 9 Ericsson • 10 Kobayashi • 11 Pérez • 13 Maldonado • 14 Alonso • 17 Bianchi • 19 Massa • 20 Magnussen • 21 Gutiérrez • 22 Button • 25 Vergne • 26 Kvyat • 27 Hülkenberg • 44 Hamilton • 45 Lotterer • 77 Bottas • 99 Sutil
Other Drivers Buemi • De la Rosa • Félix da Costa • Fong • Frijns • Gené • Juncadella • Ocon • Paffett • Rigon • Rossi • Sirotkin • Sørensen • Turvey • Van der Garde • Verstappen • Vandoorne • Wolff
Cars CT05 • F14 T • VJM07 • E22 • MR03 • MP4-29 • F1 W05 • RB10 • C33 • STR9 • FW36
Tyres Pirelli
Races Australia • Malaysia • Bahrain • China • Spain • Monaco • Canada • Austria • Great Britain • Germany • Hungary • Belgium • Italy • Singapore • Japan • Russia • United States • Brazil • Abu Dhabi
Tests Tyre tests: 2013 • 2014 • Jerez • Bahrain: 1 • 2 • 3 • Barcelona • Silverstone • Abu Dhabi
See also 2013 Formula One Season • 2015 Formula One Season • Category
V T E United States United States Grand Prix
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