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2014 Brazilian Grand Prix
Race 18 of 19 in the 2014 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 9 November 2014 (2014-11-09)
Official name Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2014
Location Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.309 km (2.677 miles)
Distance 71 laps, 305.909 km (190.083 miles)
Weather Sunny, Air: 23 to 24 °C (73 to 75 °F), Track: 46 to 50 °C (115 to 122 °F)
Pole position
Driver
Mercedes
Time 1:10.023
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
Time 1:13.555 on lap 62
Podium
First
Mercedes
Second
Mercedes
Third
Williams-Mercedes
Lap leaders

The 2014 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2014) was a Formula One motor race held on 9 November at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo. It was the 18th and penultimate round of the 2014 Formula One World Championship and the 42nd running of the event as part of the series. The 71-lap race was won by Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg from pole position. His teammate Lewis Hamilton finished second and Williams driver Felipe Massa was third. It was Rosberg's fifth victory of the season, his first in Brazil, and the eighth of his career.

Rosberg won the pole position by setting the fastest lap in qualifying and maintained the lead until his first pit stop at the end of lap seven. Nico Hülkenberg led after Hamilton made his pit stop on lap eight and held it until Rosberg overtook him six laps later. Hamilton returned to the lead when Rosberg made a second pit stop 12 laps later but a spin at turn four during the additional lap he was on the track lost him the position. On blistered front tyres, Hamilton remained close by Rosberg by the time of the third cycle of pit stops. After it ended, Rosberg stayed ahead of Hamilton and held off his teammate to win the event.

The result allowed Rosberg to lower Hamilton's lead in the World Drivers' Championship to 17 points while Daniel Ricciardo secured third place despite retiring with a suspension issue. Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso each gained one position to move into fourth and fifth places. Mercedes increased their unassailable lead in the World Constructors' Championship to 278 points over Red Bull Racing with one race left in the season.

Background

The Autódromo José Carlos Pace (pictured in 2006), where the race was held

The 2014 Brazilian Grand Prix was the 18th of the 19 rounds of the 2014 Formula One World Championship and the 42nd running of the event as part of the series.[1] It was held on 9 November at the 4.309 km (2.677 mi) 15-turn Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo.[1] As they were at the United States Grand Prix the week before, the owner the sport's commercial rights Bernie Ecclestone granted Caterham and Marussia dispensation to miss the race due to their ongoing financial struggles coupled with the high cost of travel to the western hemisphere and the one-week gap between the United States and Brazilian Grand Prix.[2] The drag reduction system (DRS) had two activation zones for the race: one was on the straight linking turns three and four and the second was on the straight linking the final and first corners.[1] The event's official name was the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil 2014.[3]

Before the race, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton led the Drivers' Championship with 316 points, 24 ahead of teammate Nico Rosberg in second and Daniel Ricciardo third. Valtteri Bottas was fourth on 155 points, six ahead of Sebastian Vettel in fifth.[4] While the Drivers' Championship had not been won, Mercedes clinched the Constructors' Championship in the Russian Grand Prix. Red Bull ensured they would finish second, while Williams with 238 points were third, Ferrari with 196 were fourth and McLaren fifth.[4] With the introduction of double points for the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the Drivers' Championship could not be taken in Brazil as even if Hamilton won and Rosberg failed to score, the latter would still be in mathematical contention by being 49 points behind Hamilton.[5]

In mid-2014, the track was resurfaced in an effort to reduce its bumpiness and the pit lane was re-profiled with the entry brought forward off the racing line at the Arquibancadas corner and a chicane added to the pit lane to further slow cars following a series of accidents in national races. The pit lane exit was moved further away from the track to allow for a run-off area to the left of turn two.[6] In addition, in response to an crash by Jules Bianchi in the Japanese Grand Prix, procedures relating to the location of a tractor crane at the Senna "S" chicane were altered.[7] Pirelli originally nominated the orange-banded Hard and white-banded Medium tyres, as it had done since the 2012 race. However, following the Russian Grand Prix one month prior, many drivers criticised the low level of grip and wear shown on the new tarmac of the Sochi Autodrom. Since the Autódromo José Carlos Pace was completely repaved, there was concern that the hard compound would be "very dangerous".[8] Along with unanimous agreement from all eleven teams,[n 1] Pirelli ultimately decided to bring the Medium and yellow-banded Soft tyres to Brazil.[9]

During practice, the sport's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile re-tested its Virtual Safety Car system, which was proposed for the 2015 season to better deal with race track emergencies, following the incident suffered by Bianchi in the Japanese Grand Prix. Changes made to this system, relative to the version first tested in the preceding race in the United States, satisfied the drivers.[10] There were driver changes for the first practice session. Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters racer Daniel Juncadella replaced Sergio Pérez at Force India for the third time in 2014,[11] while GP2 Series competitor Felipe Nasr used Bottas's car, and the Formula Three European Championship third-place finisher Max Verstappen drove Jean-Éric Vergne's Toro Rosso car.[12]

Practice

Three practice sessions—two on Friday and a third on Saturday—were held before the Sunday race. The Friday morning and afternoon sessions lasted 90 minutes each; the third, one-hour session was held on Saturday morning.[13] Rosberg was fastest in the first session, which took place in dry and warm weather, with a lap of 1 minute, 12.764 seconds, two-tenths of a second faster than teammate Hamilton in second. Daniil Kvyat, Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Verstappen, Pastor Maldonado, Kimi Räikkönen, Kevin Magnussen and Ricciardo occupied positions three to ten.[12] During the session, where drivers struggled with grip on the resurfaced track, Juncadella spun at turn six, and lost control of his car's rear, crashing into the turn eight barrier,[12] damaging his car's nose cone and suspension,[14] and stopping the session. The crash prompted Force India to replace several engine hydraulic components following a heat soak and Pérez missed the second session.[15] Jenson Button was unable to participate when he stopped at the entry to the pit lane with an energy recovery system failure.[14] Esteban Gutiérrez was also not able to record a lap because of engine electrical issues.[12]

In the second session, Rosberg recorded the day's fastest time of 1 minute, 12.123 seconds; teammate Hamilton, Räikkönen, Ricciardo, Bottas, Massa, Alonso, Kvyat, Vettel and Magnussen followed in the top ten.[16] The session was disrupted three times: Vergne stopped on track at turn four when his engine suddenly lost power after 11 minutes. The second stoppage was caused by Alonso when his engine caught fire and stopped on the straight between turns three and four. He vacated his Ferrari, ran behind a barrier, and took a fire extinguisher to stop the blaze before marshals could reach his car. Gutiérrez caused the final stoppage when his car stopped with an energy recovery system failure with 13 minutes to go.[15][16] The final session was held in dry but overcast weather and saw Rosberg complete a free practice sweep with a lap of 1 minute, 10.446 seconds on soft compound tyres. Hamilton was second-fastest and spun under braking for the Senna S chicane. Hamilton was later delayed by a Lotus car while on a fast lap. The Williams duo of Massa and Bottas were third and fourth; Ricciardo, Button, Räikkönen, Alonso, Magnussen and Kvyat completed the top ten.[17]

Qualifying

Nico Rosberg won the first FIA Pole Trophy after securing the pole position and surpassed Rubens Barrichello's ten-year qualifying track record.

Saturday afternoon's qualifying session was divided into three parts. The first part ran for 18 minutes, eliminating cars that finished the session 15th or below. The 107% rule was in effect, requiring drivers to reach a time within 107 per cent of the quickest lap to qualify. The second part lasted 15 minutes, eliminating cars that finished 11th to 14th. The final session lasted 12 minutes and determined pole position to tenth. Cars who progressed to the final session were not allowed to change tyres for the race's start, using the tyres with which they set their quickest lap times in the second session.[13] Rosberg was fastest in all three sessions, taking his tenth pole position of the season, and the 14th of his career, with a time of 1 minute, 10.023 seconds, breaking Rubens Barrichello's 2004 pole lap record by six-tenths of a second.[18] This made him the first winner of the FIA Pole Trophy as Hamilton could not surpass him with one race left.[18] He was joined on the grid's front row by Hamilton who lost time entering turn ten too fast, causing him to lose control of the rear of his car. Massa qualified third; traffic slowed his final timed lap and locked his tyres at the Senna S chicane.[19] Fuel pressure problems shut down Massa's engine.[20] Bottas in fourth aborted his final lap after locking his tyres three times.[21]

Button and Vettel took fifth and sixth.[18] Button's fastest timed lap was his first but he failed to improve on his second. It allowed Vettel to challenge him but was 0.080 seconds slower than Button on his second timed lap.[22] Magnussen in seventh did not feel the soft tyres helped him and was unable to improve his best lap.[23] The Ferrari duo of Alonso and Räikkönen were eighth and tenth; Ricciardo separated them,[24] after minor pre-qualifying fine-tuning adjustments were made to his car and believed it affected the balance of his car.[25] Gutiérrez, considered as "one of the standout performers" of qualifying,[19] was the fastest driver not to qualify for the final session.[24] Nico Hülkenberg had difficulty finding a rhythm and took 12th. He was ahead of Adrian Sutil in the slower Sauber cars.[23] Kvyat qualified in 14th after electing not to record a lap in the second session and was demoted ten places on the grid for carrying over an engine penalty from the United States Grand Prix.[19] Hence, Romain Grosjean inherited the position,[24] after Lotus made overnight adjustments to his car.[23] Vergne had difficulty in driving and an incorrect set-up left him in 15th.[19] Pérez originally took 16th but a seven-place grid penalty was applied after he was deemed to have caused an avoidable accident with Sutil in the United States and Maldonado inherited the place.[22]

Qualifying classification

The fastest lap in each of the three sessions is denoted in bold and the winner of pole position is indicated by a ‡.

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 Grid
1 6 Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:10.347 1:10.303 1:10.023 1‡
2 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:10.457 1:10.712 1:10.056 2
3 19 Brazil Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 1:10.602 1:10.343 1:10.247 3
4 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 1:10.832 1:10.421 1:10.305 4
5 22 United Kingdom Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:11.097 1:11.127 1:10.930 5
6 1 Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:11.880 1:11.129 1:10.938 6
7 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 1:11.134 1:11.211 1:10.969 7
8 14 Spain Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:11.558 1:11.215 1:10.977 8
9 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault 1:11.593 1:11.208 1:11.075 9
10 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:11.193 1:11.188 1:11.099 10
11 21 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Sauber-Ferrari 1:11.520 1:11.591 11
12 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1:11.848 1:11.976 12
13 99 Germany Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 1:11.943 1:12.099 13
14 26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Renault 1:11.423 no time 171
15 8 France Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1:12.037 14
16 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Renault 1:12.040 15
17 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 1:12.076 182
18 13 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault 1:12.233 16
107% time: 1:15.271
Source:[24]

Notes:

  • ^1 — Daniil Kvyat received a seven-place grid penalty to complete the ten-place penalty that he received at the previous race.[24]
  • ^2 — Sergio Pérez received a seven-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable accident in the previous race.[24]

Race

The race began at 14:00 Brasilia Time (UTC−02:00).[1] The weather at the start was dry and sunny with an air temperature between 23 to 24 °C (73 to 75 °F) and a track temperature ranging from 46 to 50 °C (115 to 122 °F);[26] forecasts of rain for Sunday did not materialise. Sutil started from the pit lane after his mechanics reconfigured his car's cooling system. The first ten starters began on the soft compound tyres with four on the medium tyres.[27] When the race began, Rosberg maintained the lead at the Senna S chicane as Bottas was slow but returned to fourth place.[28] Heading into the Curva do Sol turn, Vettel over-committed in the braking zone and ran wide while defending from Magnussen. By doing so, Magnussen and Alonso demoted Vettel to eighth behind teammate Ricciardo.[27] Kvyat moved from 17th to 13th by the end of the first lap, while Sutil lost five positions over the same distance.[29] At the end of the first lap, Rosberg led Hamilton by 0.8 seconds,[30] who was followed in turn by, Massa, Bottas, Button, Magnussen, Alonso, Ricciardo and Gutiérrez.[29]

Felipe Massa finished third after a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane.

Rosberg began to pull away from Hamilton, opening up a 1.2 second lead over his teammate while Massa was a further one second behind Hamilton.[30] Ricciardo attempted to pass Vettel into the Senna S chicane on the start of the third lap but was not close enough to overtake.[30] Massa was the first driver to have severe blistering on the soft compound tyres and was the first of the leading drivers to make a pit stop at the end of lap five for the change to the medium compound tyres, with Vettel, Bottas and Button making similar stops on the following lap. Rosberg held a one-second lead over Hamilton and made his first pit stop from the lead at the end of lap seven. Hamilton was more conservative on his tyres and went half a second faster in clear air.[27] Massa was imposed a five-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane,[28] and Hamilton made his pit stop from the lead at the conclusion of lap eight and came out narrowly behind teammate Rosberg.[31]

With Hamilton's and Rosberg's pit stops completed, Hülkenberg and Kvyat were first and second, followed by Grosjean.[28] Traffic slowed Rosberg, allowing Hamilton to poentially attack his teammate.[31] Rosberg was protected from Hamilton overtaking on the main straight because he used DRS to defend himself since he was close behind Grosjean, whom both drivers were able to pass. Rosberg drew nearer to Kvyat and passed him for second on lap 12.[28] On the same lap, Button overtook Sutil for eighth place.[30] Mercedes instructed Hamilton to manage his right-rear tyre temperatures and lost more time to Rosberg by following Kvyat, who allowed Hamilton past before the Senna S chicane just as Hülkenberg had Rosberg close behind. Hülkenberg reported a blistered front-right tyre to Force India and Rosberg overtook him for the lead into the Senna S chicane at the start of lap 14th.[28] Massa passed Grosjean and Bottas overtook Grosjean at the Senna S chicane for sixth place on lap 15.[28][30] With his front tyres blistered,[27] Hamilton used DRS to pass Hülkenberg into the Senna S chicane on the following lap.[28]

Massa drew closer to Kvyat and passed him into the Senna chicane for fourth place on lap 17 as Alonso overtook Sutil at the same turn for tenth on the same lap. At the same time, Hülkenberg made his pit stop and rejoined the track in 15th.[28] Hamilton's right-front tyre was blistered but was not significantly hindered by this and set a new fastest lap to be 2.1 seconds behind Rosberg at the start of lap 20.[30] The reduced lead was down to Rosberg being aware of not over stressing his tyres and Hamilton being faster than him. The two drivers pulled away from Massa. Button drove closely behind Bottas and used his DRS to distance himself from a close group of cars consisting of teammate Magnussen, Vettel, Alonso and Ricciardo.[27] Magnussen steered left to pass Grosjean for sixth on lap 23. Alonso attempted to pass Grosjean on the outside into the Senna chicane on the next lap but Grosjean blocked him. Alonso tried again on the main straight and overtook Grosjean before the Descida do Lago turn for seventh. Vettel also passed Grojean at the same turn.[28][31] Massa served his penalty on the 26th lap, and after taking it, had new tyres installed on his car.[30]

Rosberg made his second pit stop on the same lap, returning the lead to Hamilton.[31] Bottas also made a pit stop but a delay in fitting his unbuckled seat belt and adjustments to it, allowed Button into fourth as Bottas fell to 12th.[27][30] Hamilton drove faster than any other driver in an effort to take the lead after his pit stop.[30] Mercedes asked Hamilton on lap 28 to make am energy recovery switch to increase his car's harvesting rate but not a forward brake bias adjustment. When Hamilton applied the brakes for the Descida do Lado turn, his rear tyre locked and spun his oversteering car onto the run-off area. Hamilton rejoined the track seven seconds later.[27] Hamilton made his pit stop on the same lap and emerged in second, 7.4 seconds behind teammate Rosberg.[30] Button closed up to Kvyat and waited until the main straight to pass him with DRS into the Senna chicane on lap 30.[28][31] Hamilton moved to within five seconds of his teammate Rosberg by lap 35 on blistered rear tyres.[31] Räikkönen made a pit stop from third on the same lap but lost time after the front jack was lowered before his right-front tyre was installed. He rejoined the track in 13th, behind Grosjean.[28]

Lewis Hamilton finished second to allow the title to be decided at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Vettel overtook Kvyat at the Senna chicane for fifth on lap 37.[28] Ricciardo's front-left suspension began to move unsteadily on the main straight on lap 39, and veered right into the Senna chicane. Ricciardo entered the pit lane to retire, ending a 15-race finishing streak extending back to the Malaysian Grand Prix.[32] Hülkenberg passed Bottas for eighth by putting him onto the run-off area at the Senna chicane on lap 42. Räikkönen attacked Bottas who defended on the outside at Descida do Lago turn before going wide on the exit.[28][30] Bottas had a problematic pit stop on lap 44: one of his mechanics struggled to adjust the front wing and Bottas emerged in 16th.[30] Magnussen had worse tyre degradation than his teammate Button and Alonso was unsuccessful in passing Button on the outside into the Senna S chicane on lap 45. The battle continued through the following corners but a defence from Magnussen into Descida do Lago turn compromised his exit and Alonso overtook him on the inside of turn five.[27][28]

Hamilton closed the gap to Rosberg to be 1.9 seconds behind his teammate by the start of lap 50. Rosberg made his final pit stop from the lead on the same lap.[30] Slower traffic delayed Hamilton, who rejoined narrowly behind his teammate after his own pit stop.[27][31] Massa and Button made pit stops on the same lap and both drivers left the pit lane in fifth and sixth, respectively. Button had closed up to Massa after the latter drove onto the incorrect pit box. Hülkenberg was promoted to third but Massa retook the position into the Senna chicane on lap 54.[28] Hamilton attacked Rosberg, who responded by going faster than his teammate but Hamilton stayed close by with DRS on the straights. The duo pulled away from Massa and Räikkönen.[27] Rosberg and Hamilton encountered slower traffic but both drivers not affected enough to be slowed.[30] On lap 61, Räikkönen—on 25-lap worn tyres—blocked a pass by Button for fourth into the Senna chicane. Button held the racing line and drew alongside Räikkönen on the back straight before passing him on the outside at the Descida do Lago turn.[28][30] Räikkönen lost momentum at the corner and Vettel passed him. Alonso began to battle teammate Räikkönen who defended over the next few laps.[27]

Grosjean stopped on track near a fire marshal with smoke billowing from his engine on lap 65 and retired from the race.[28][30] Hülkenberg passed Magnussen for eighth on lap 68,[28] while Räikkönen lost traction in his tyres at the bottom of the hill at the Senna S chicane, allowing teammate Alonso through for sixth on the same lap.[27] Hamilton moved to within 0.8 seconds of his teammate Rosberg at the start of the final lap,[28] but Hamilton could not get close enough pass Rosberg, who crossed the start/finish line first to win the race.[27] Massa finished third, with Button fourth and Vettel fifth. Alonso took sixth from teammate Räikkönen, Hülkenberg was eighth, and Magnussen ninth. Bottas held off Kvyat in the final laps to claim tenth. Maldonado, Vergne, Gutiérrez, Pérez and Sutil were the final finishers.[28] It was Rosberg's fifth victory of the season, his first in Brazil, and the eighth of his career.[33] Mercedes's one-two finish was their 11th of the season, breaking the record held by McLaren since the 1988 season with Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna.[33] It was also the team's 15th victory of 2014, equalling the record held by McLaren and Ferrari.[34] There were seven lead changes in the race: three drivers reached the front of the field. Rosberg led four times for a total of 59 laps, more than any other driver.[35]

Post-race

At the podium interviews, conducted by three-time World Champion Nelson Piquet, Rosberg declared his happiness over the weekend sweep, having been able to feel comfortable to attack in his Mercedes.[36] Hamilton said despite his turn four spin, it had been "an amazing race" and praised his team for the work they put in and enjoyed his battle with Rosberg.[36] Massa stated that he was "grateful" for the pace of his car.[36] In the later press conference, Rosberg said it was important for him to improve after the United States, and was confident that he could control the gap to Hamilton and ensure he did not battle for the win.[36] When asked if his spin prevented him from winning the race, Hamilton replied that he felt it did and stated that he was at fault. He said he felt the team's record-breaking race was "absolutely incredible" and that it had been an "unbelievable job" by Mercedes.[36] Massa revealed he thought his chances of finishing on the podium were diminished with his five-second time penalty but was unworried about parking in the wrong pit stall, He hoped to challenge for a podium position in the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.[36]

Vettel explained his loss of ground at the start of the race triggered memories of his first lap collision with Bruno Senna in the 2012 race, saying he felt Red Bull would be stronger against McLaren at the start but that it was highly competitive and was hoping to possibly finish in a higher position. Nevertheless, he was happy with his sixth-place result.[37] The Head of Vehicle Performance for the Williams team Rob Smedley stated he was angry with himself for not preventing Massa from driving through the McLaren pit stall after Williams switched garage positions for the race and exchanged words afterwards. He felt it should have been given more consideration and given advance warning. However he reserved praise for his team for salvaging one additional point from Bottas and described the Williams team's race as a "character building" event, something he was taught at Ferrari by technical director Ross Brawn.[38] Bottas revealed he had severe left-rear tyre graining on his final stint which caused him to slide massively and drop positions: "I was managing a lot at the beginning and then could just avoid [Daniil] Kvyat from overtaking. At one point there was some debris in the rear wing [as well], a tear off or something. [As I said] it was just not my day."[39]

Following Button's fourth-place finish, which was the fifth time in 2014 that he had finished in the top four, he stated he did not compete to attempt to prove anything but was in the sport "to do my job and my job is to do the best job I can for myself and for the team and that's exactly what I did."[40] However, he was delighted to duel the Williams team, saying, "It was a lot of fun. And then the battle with Kimi Raikkonen, going past him was mega – I really enjoyed that. We're not the best of friends but we battle hard but clean."[40] Alonso was not frustrated with his teammate Räikkönen over their late-race battle for sixth: "The most important thing was not the battle with him, it was the battle with the other teams and we got some good points for Ferrari today. Even if I could have overtaken Kimi a little quicker I had to save a lot of fuel in the last couple of laps so a battle with Sebastian was never a possibility."[41] Räikkönen dismissed the battle as "normal racing" and felt it had not hindered his team because it would score the same number of points regardless of where he finished.[41]

Rosberg was praised by the press. Andrew Benson of BBC Sport said his weekend was "copybook" and he needed it to "re-establish his position as a credible championship contender" to many people.[42] L'Équipe said Rosberg "demonstrated above all that he knew how to let the past, and his recent disappointments, behind him. He is psychologically ready to face his rival and lead the hard life until the last round of the last Grand Prix."[43] The Daily Telegraph's Formula One correspondent Daniel Johnson described Rosberg's performance as "the race of his life under relentless pressure" and called his victory "the finest of his career."[44] Writing for The Independent, David Tremayne stated Rosberg had "finally avenged himself" on teammate Hamilton by winning and that his chances of the championship remained realistic by showing he proved he could resist pressure.[45]

The result reduced Hamilton's World Drivers' Championship lead over Rosberg by seven points to 17 behind his teammate.[4] Despite his retirement, Ricciardo had secured third place as no other driver could overtake his points total in the season's one remaining race.[32] Vettel's fifth-place finish moved him to fourth with 159 points and he was two points ahead of fifth-placed Alonso.[4] Mercedes further extended their unassailable lead in the World Constructors' Championship to 278 points over Red Bull. Williams and Ferrari remained in third and fourth with 254 and 210 points and McLaren were fifth on 161 points with one race left in the season.[4] Despite his lead, Hamilton stated that he would take "zero comfort" for the season's final race: "There are 50 points to gain. The last race, you never know whats going to happen, so I'm going there to win."[46]

Race classification

Drivers who scored championship points are denoted in bold and by a ‡.

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 6 Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes 71 1:30:02.555 1 25‡
2 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 71 +1.457 2 18‡
3 19 Brazil Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 71 +41.031 3 15‡
4 22 United Kingdom Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 71 +48.658 5 12‡
5 1 Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing-Renault 71 +51.420 6 10‡
6 14 Spain Fernando Alonso Ferrari 71 +1:01.906 8 8‡
7 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 71 +1:03.730 10 6‡
8 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg Force India-Mercedes 71 +1:03.934 12 4‡
9 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen McLaren-Mercedes 71 +1:10.085 7 2‡
10 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 70 +1 Lap 4 1‡
11 26 Russia Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso-Renault 70 +1 Lap 17
12 13 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Lotus-Renault 70 +1 Lap 16
13 25 France Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso-Renault 70 +1 Lap 15
14 21 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Sauber-Ferrari 70 +1 Lap 11
15 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 70 +1 Lap 18
16 99 Germany Adrian Sutil Sauber-Ferrari 70 +1 Lap 13
17 8 France Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 63 Power unit 14
Ret 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-Renault 39 Suspension 9
Source:[35]

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
  • Bold text indicates competitors who still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ Caterham and Marussia's agreement was required, as they had not yet entered administration when the decision to switch tyre compounds was made.[9]

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