2014 United States Grand Prix

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 's owner and 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.
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==Background==
Due to the administration of Caterham Sports limited, the owners of the 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, 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 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 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 	Sebastian Vettel 	Infiniti Red Bull Racing 	 	RB10 	 	Energy F1-2014 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Infiniti Red Bull Racing 	 	RB10 	 	Energy F1-2014 	
6 	Nico Rosberg 	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	 	W05 Hybrid 	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	 	W05 Hybrid 	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	F14 T 	 	059/3 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	F14 T 	 	059/3 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	Lotus F1 Team 	 	E22 	 	Energy F1-2014 	
13 	Pastor Maldonado 	Lotus F1 Team 	 	E22 	 	Energy F1-2014 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-29 	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
22 	Jenson Button 	McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-29 	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM07 	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM07 	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
21 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C33 	 	059/3 	
99 	Adrian Sutil 	Sauber F1 Team 	 	C33 	 	059/3 	
25 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR9 	 	Energy F1-2014 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR9 	 	Energy F1-2014 	
19 	Felipe Massa 	Williams Martini Racing 	 	FW37 	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Williams Martini Racing 	 	FW37 	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only 	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only	Free Practice 1 only
38 	Max Verstappen 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR9 	 	Energy F1-2014 	
40 	Felipe Nasr 	Williams Martini Racing 	 	FW37 	 	PU106A Hybrid 	
==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
For FP1, Max Verstappen () and Felipe Nasr () replaced Jean-Éric Vergne and Valtteri Bottas respectively.
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
No	Driver 	Team	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	
No	Driver 	Team	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:41.463	7 	1:43.980	18 	1:43.765	18
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:42.598	17 	1:40.390	4 	1:38.927	6
6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	1:40.233	2 	1:39.088	2 	1:37.990	2
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:41.965	12 	1:40.543	6 	1:39.143	9
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:43.229	18 	1:41.054	12 	1:39.561	13
11	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:42.359	15 	1:41.123	14 	1:39.582	14
13	Pastor Maldonado 	 	1:42.329	13 	1:41.158	15 	1:39.448	12
14	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:41.065	6 	1:40.189	3 	1:38.727	5
19	Felipe Massa 	 	1:41.907	11 	1:40.457	5 	1:38.214	3
20	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:40.987	5 	1:40.641	8 	1:39.335	11
21	Esteban Gutiérrez	 	1:42.516	16 	1:41.420	17 	1:40.208	16
22	Jenson Button 	 	1:40.319	3 	1:40.698	9 	1:39.241	10
25	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	 	1:41.110	13 	1:41.443	17 	
26	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:40.887	4 	1:40.631	7 	1:39.688	15
27	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:41.722	9 	1:40.800	10 	1:38.960	7
38	Max Verstappen 	 	1:41.785	10 	 	 	 	
40	Felipe Nasr 	 	1:41.545	8 	 	 	 	
44	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:39.941	1 	1:39.085	1 	1:37.107	1
77	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	1:40.828	11 	1:38.437	4 	
99	Adrian Sutil 	 	1:42.333	14 	1:41.332	16 	1:39.000	8
==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Team		Q1 	Q1 		Q2 	Q2 		Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Team		Pos	Time 		Pos	Time 		Pos	Time 	Grid
1 	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 		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 	 		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 	 		10 	1:38.814		5 	1:37.873		5 	1:37.244	5
6 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 		5 	1:38.349		6 	1:38.010		6 	1:37.610	6
7 	22 	Jenson Button 	 		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 	 		9 	1:38.669		9 	1:38.263		9 	1:37.804	8
10 	99 	Adrian Sutil 	 		11 	1:38.855		10 	1:38.378		10 	1:38.810	9
11 	13 	Pastor Maldonado 	 		8 	1:38.608		11 	1:38.467		 	 	10
12 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 		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 	 		13 	1:38.936		14 	1:38.699		 	 	17^
15 	25 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 		15 	1:39.250		 	 		 	 	14
16 	21 	Esteban Gutiérrez	 		16 	1:39.555		 	 		 	 	15
17 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 		17 	1:39.621		 	 		 	 	18PL
18 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 		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===
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===
 	 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired 	Grid	Points
1 	44	Lewis Hamilton 	 	56 	1h 40m 04.785s 	2 	25
2 	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	56 	+4.3 	1 	18
3 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	56 	+25.5 	5 	15
4 	19	Felipe Massa 	 	56 	+26.9 	4 	12
5 	77	Valtteri Bottas 	 	56 	+30.9 	3 	10
6 	14	Fernando Alonso 	 	56 	+95.2 	6 	8
7 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	56 	+95.7 	18 	6
8 	20	Kevin Magnussen 	 	56 	+100.68 	7 	4
9 	13	Pastor Maldonado 	 	56 	+107.87* 	10 	2
10 	25	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	56 	+108.86^ 	14 	1
11 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	16 	
12 	22	Jenson Button 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	12 	
13 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	8 	
14 	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	 	55 	+1 Lap 	15 	
15 	26	Daniil Kvyat 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	17 	
Ret	27	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	16 	Engine 	13 	
Ret	11	Sergio Pérez 	 	1 	Collision Damage	11 	
Ret	99	Adrian Sutil 	 	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 .
* ' tenth one–two of the season, equaling 's 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	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	316 	
2 	Nico Rosberg 	292 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	214 	
4 	Valtteri Bottas 	155 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	149 	
6 	Fernando Alonso 	149 	
7 	Jenson Button 	94 	
8 	Felipe Massa 	83 	1
9 	Nico Hülkenberg 	76 	1
10 	Kevin Magnussen 	53 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	47 	
12 	Kimi Räikkönen 	47 	
13 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	22 	
14 	Romain Grosjean 	8 	
15 	Daniil Kvyat 	8 	
16 	Pastor Maldonado 	2 	3
17 	Jules Bianchi 	2 	1
18 	Adrian Sutil 	0 	1
19 	Marcus Ericsson 	0 	1
20 	Esteban Gutiérrez 	0 	
21 	Max Chilton 	0 	
22 	Kamui Kobayashi 	0 	
23 	André Lotterer 	0 	
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/-
1 	 	608 	
2 	 	363 	
3 	 	238 	
4 	 	196 	
5 	 	147 	
6 	 	123 	
7 	 	30 	
8 	 	10 	
9 	 	2 	
10 	 	0 	
11 	 	0 	
==Notes==
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