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[]
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 | ||||||
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Time | Pos | Time | Pos | Time | Pos | |||
1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 1:41.463 | 7 | 1:43.980 | 18 | 1:43.765 | 18 |
3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-Renault | 1:42.598 | 17 | 1:40.390 | 4 | 1:38.927 | 6 |
6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:40.233 | 2 | 1:39.088 | 2 | 1:37.990 | 2 |
7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:41.965 | 12 | 1:40.543 | 6 | 1:39.143 | 9 |
8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:43.229 | 18 | 1:41.054 | 12 | 1:39.561 | 13 |
11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India-Mercedes | 1:42.359 | 15 | 1:41.123 | 14 | 1:39.582 | 14 |
13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Renault | 1:42.329 | 13 | 1:41.158 | 15 | 1:39.448 | 12 |
14 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:41.065 | 6 | 1:40.189 | 3 | 1:38.727 | 5 |
19 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 1:41.907 | 11 | 1:40.457 | 5 | 1:38.214 | 3 |
20 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:40.987 | 5 | 1:40.641 | 8 | 1:39.335 | 11 |
21 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:42.516 | 16 | 1:41.420 | 17 | 1:40.208 | 16 |
22 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:40.319 | 3 | 1:40.698 | 9 | 1:39.241 | 10 |
25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Renault | 1:41.110 | 13 | 1:41.443 | 17 | ||
26 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso-Renault | 1:40.887 | 4 | 1:40.631 | 7 | 1:39.688 | 15 |
27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 1:41.722 | 9 | 1:40.800 | 10 | 1:38.960 | 7 |
38 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso-Renault | 1:41.785 | 10 | ||||
40 | Felipe Nasr | Williams-Renault | 1:41.545 | 8 | ||||
44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:39.941 | 1 | 1:39.085 | 1 | 1:37.107 | 1 |
77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 1:40.828 | 11 | 1:38.437 | 4 | ||
99 | Adrian Sutil | 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 | ||||||
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Pos | Time | Pos | Time | Pos | Time | ||||||||
1 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 4 | 1:38.303 | 1 | 1:36.290 | 1 | 1:36.067 | 1 | |||
2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:37.196 | 2 | 1:37.287 | 2 | 1:36.443 | 2 | ||||
3 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 3 | 1:38.249 | 4 | 1:37.499 | 3 | 1:36.906 | 3 | |||
4 | 19 | Felipe Massa | 2 | 1:37.877 | 3 | 1:37.347 | 4 | 1:37.205 | 4 | ||||
5 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-Renault | 10 | 1:38.814 | 5 | 1:37.873 | 5 | 1:37.244 | 5 | |||
6 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 1:38.349 | 6 | 1:38.010 | 6 | 1:37.610 | 6 | |||
7 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 7 | 1:38.574 | 7 | 1:38.024 | 7 | 1:37.655 | 12* | |||
8 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | 6 | 1:38.557 | 8 | 1:38.047 | 8 | 1:37.706 | 7 | ||||
9 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 9 | 1:38.669 | 9 | 1:38.263 | 9 | 1:37.804 | 8 | |||
10 | 99 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber-Ferrari | 11 | 1:38.855 | 10 | 1:38.378 | 10 | 1:38.810 | 9 | |||
11 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Renault | 8 | 1:38.608 | 11 | 1:38.467 | 10 | |||||
12 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India-Mercedes | 14 | 1:39.200 | 12 | 1:38.554 | 11 | |||||
13 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | 12 | 1:38.931 | 13 | 1:38.598 | 13 | ||||||
14 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso-Renault | 13 | 1:38.936 | 14 | 1:38.699 | 17^ | |||||
15 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Renault | 15 | 1:39.250 | 14 | |||||||
16 | 21 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 16 | 1:39.555 | 15 | |||||||
17 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 17 | 1:39.621 | 18PL | |||||||
18 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 18 | 1:39.679 | 16 |
Notes:
- * Jenson Button dropped 5 grid spots for gearbox change
- ^ Daniil Kvyat dropped 10 grid spots for engine change
- PL Sebastian Vettel starts from pit lane for complete power unit change
Grid[]
Pos. | Pos. | |
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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:
- * Jenson Button dropped 5 grid spots for gearbox change
- ^ Daniil Kvyat dropped 10 grid spots for engine change
- PL Sebastian Vettel starts from pit lane for complete power unit change
Race[]
Report[]
Results[]
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 56 | 1h 40m 04.785s | 2 | 25 |
2 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 56 | +4.3 | 1 | 18 |
3 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-Renault | 56 | +25.5 | 5 | 15 |
4 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 56 | +26.9 | 4 | 12 |
5 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 56 | +30.9 | 3 | 10 |
6 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 56 | +95.2 | 6 | 8 |
7 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 56 | +95.7 | 18 | 6 |
8 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | +100.68 | 7 | 4 |
9 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus-Renault | 56 | +107.87* | 10 | 2 |
10 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso-Renault | 56 | +108.86^ | 14 | 1 |
11 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 55 | +1 Lap | 16 | |
12 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 55 | +1 Lap | 12 | |
13 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 55 | +1 Lap | 8 | |
14 | 21 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 55 | +1 Lap | 15 | |
15 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso-Renault | 55 | +1 Lap | 17 | |
Ret | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India-Mercedes | 16 | Engine | 13 | |
Ret | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India-Mercedes | 1 | Collision Damage | 11 | |
Ret | 99 | Adrian Sutil | 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[]
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Notes[]
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