2014 Spanish Grand Prix
| 2014 Spanish Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 5 of 19 in the 2014 Formula One World Championship | |||
 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 11 May 2014 | ||
| Official name | Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Pirelli 2014[1] | ||
| Location |
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Montmeló, Spain | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.655 km (2.892 miles) | ||
| Distance | 66 laps, 307.024 km (190.826 miles) | ||
| Weather | Overcast | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||
| Time | 1:25.232 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | |
| Time | 1:28.918 on lap 55[2] | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Mercedes | ||
| Second | Mercedes | ||
| Third | Red Bull-Renault | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 2014 Spanish Grand Prix, formally known as the Formula 1 Gran Premio de España Pirelli 2014, was a Formula One motor race that was held on 11 May 2014 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain.[1] The race was the fifth round of the 2014 season, and marked the forty-fourth running of the Spanish Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship, and the twenty-fourth running at Catalunya. [citation needed]
The Mercedes team continued to dominate the 2014 Formula One season, Lewis Hamilton winning the race after holding off a late challenge from his team mate Nico Rosberg. Daniel Ricciardo secured his first Formula One podium by finishing third (he had previously been disqualified after finishing second in the 2014 Australian Grand Prix). Sebastian Vettel's fastest lap on lap 55 in his RB10 marked the first time in the 2014 season that a car aside from a Mercedes accomplished the feat.[3]
Report
Background
The Grand Prix was contested by eleven teams, each of two drivers. The teams, also known as constructors, were Red Bull, Mercedes, Ferrari, Lotus, McLaren, Force India, Sauber, Toro Rosso, Williams, Marussia and Caterham. Tyre supplier Pirelli brought four different tyre compounds for the race; two dry compounds, the hard "primes" and the soft "options" and two wet-weather compounds, the intermediate and full wet.[4] The drag reduction system had two activation zones for the race; one was on the start/finish straight from the final to first corners, and the second on the straight between turns 9 and 10.[5]
Going into the race, Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg led the Drivers' Championship with 79 points, ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton with 75 points and Fernando Alonso on 41. Nico Hülkenberg was fourth with 36 while Sebastian Vettel was fifth with 33 points.[5] In the Constructors' Championship, Mercedes were leading with 154 points and Red Bull were second with 57 points. Force India with 54 points and Ferrari with 52 points contended for third place, with McLaren fifth on 43 points.[5] Mercedes had so far dominated the championship, winning the season's first four races; Rosberg won the opening race in Australia, while Hamilton won three successive races in Malaysia, Bahrain and China. Rosberg (with three) and Kevin Magnussen had each gained second place finishes, while Jenson Button, Vettel, Sergio Pérez and Alonso had all achieved third place podium finishes.[5]
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 |  Lewis Hamilton
|
Mercedes | 1:27.238 | 1:26.210 | 1:25.232 | 1 |
| 2 | 6 | Nico Rosberg
|
Mercedes | 1:26.764 | 1:26.088 | 1:25.400 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |  Daniel Ricciardo
|
Red Bull-Renault | 1:28.053 | 1:26.613 | 1:26.285 | 3 |
| 4 | 77 |  Valtteri Bottas
|
Williams-Mercedes | 1:28.198 | 1:27.563 | 1:26.632 | 4 |
| 5 | 8 |  Romain Grosjean
|
Lotus-Renault | 1:28.472 | 1:27.258 | 1:26.960 | 5 |
| 6 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen
|
Ferrari | 1:28.308 | 1:27.335 | 1:27.104 | 6 |
| 7 | 14 |  Fernando Alonso
|
Ferrari | 1:28.329 | 1:27.602 | 1:27.140 | 7 |
| 8 | 22 | Jenson Button
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:28.279 | 1:27.570 | 1:27.335 | 8 |
| 9 | 19 |  Felipe Massa
|
Williams-Mercedes | 1:28.061 | 1:27.016 | 1:27.402 | 9 |
| 10 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel
|
Red Bull-Renault | 1:27.958 | 1:27.052 | no time | 151 |
| 11 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg
|
Force India-Mercedes | 1:28.155 | 1:27.685 | 10 | |
| 12 | 11 |  Sergio Pérez
|
Force India-Mercedes | 1:28.469 | 1:28.002 | 11 | |
| 13 | 26 |  Daniil Kvyat
|
Toro Rosso-Renault | 1:28.074 | 1:28.039 | 12 | |
| 14 | 21 | Esteban Gutiérrez
|
Sauber-Ferrari | 1:28.374 | 1:28.280 | 13 | |
| 15 | 20 |  Kevin Magnussen
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:28.389 | no time | 14 | |
| 16 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne
|
Toro Rosso-Renault | 1:28.194 | no time | 212 | |
| 17 | 99 | Adrian Sutil
|
Sauber-Ferrari | 1:28.563 | 16 | ||
| 18 | 4 | Max Chilton
|
Marussia-Ferrari | 1:29.586 | 17 | ||
| 19 | 17 | Jules Bianchi
|
Marussia-Ferrari | 1:30.177 | 18 | ||
| 20 | 9 |  Marcus Ericsson
|
Caterham-Renault | 1:30.312 | 19 | ||
| 21 | 10 |  Kamui Kobayashi
|
Caterham-Renault | 1:30.375 | 20 | ||
| 107% time: 1:32.837 | |||||||
| NC3 | 13 |  Pastor Maldonado
|
Lotus-Renault | no time3 | 22 | ||
| Source:[6][7] | |||||||
Notes:
- ^1 — Sebastian Vettel was given a five place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change after qualifying.
- ^2 — Jean-Éric Vergne was given a ten place grid penalty for an unsafe pit release in second free practice.
- ^3 — Pastor Maldonado failed to set a lap time during qualifying. He was allowed to participate in the race after a dispensation from the race stewards.
Race
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ a b "2014 Formula 1 Gran Premio de España". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ http://statsf1.com/en/2014/espagne/meilleur-tour.aspx
- ^ Benson, Andrew (11 May 2014). "Lewis Hamilton wins Spanish GP over Mercedes team-mate Rosberg". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Pirelli reveal tyre choices for Spain, Monaco and Canada". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ a b c d "2014 Spanish Grand Prix - Preview". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "2014 Gran Premio de España Pirelli 2014". formula1.com. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ Qualifying session official classification (PDF) (Report). Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "2014 2014 Gran Premio de España Pirelli". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
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