2014 Singapore Grand Prix

The 2014 Singapore Grand Prix (officially the 2014 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix) was the fourteenth race of the 2014 Formula One Season, and the seventh Singapore Grand Prix. It was held between September 19 and September 21, 2014.
Lewis Hamilton took pole position, seven thousandths ahead of Nico Rosberg. Rosberg's car suffered from electronic and gearbox problems, and after spending 15 laps stuck at the back of the field, retired after failing to restart following a pitstop.
This allowed Hamilton a clear shot at victory, but his strategy was thrown off when Sergio Pérez's front wing fell off and was shredded underneath his car, requiring a long safety car period. With rivals Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo and Fernando Alonso not stopping, Hamilton needed to build a gap before his required switch to the prime tyres. Vettel lead a lap before Hamilton overtook him for victory, and a lead in the Drivers' Championship.
Due to the safety car, only 60 laps were competed before the two hour mark, instead of the scheduled 61.
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==Background==
==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 	
4 	Max Chilton 	 	 	MR03 	 	059/3 	
17 	Jules Bianchi 	 	 	MR03 	 	059/3 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	Caterham F1 Team 	 	CT05 	 	Energy F1-2014	
10 	Kamui Kobayashi 	Caterham F1 Team 	 	CT05 	 	Energy F1-2014	
==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
No	Driver 	Team	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	
No	Driver 	Team	Time 	Pos	Time 	Pos	Time 	Pos
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:49.874	4 	1:48.041	5 	1:47.711	5
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:50.122	5 	1:47.790	3 	1:47.350	2
4 	Max Chilton 	 	1:55.170	22 	1:51.558	20 	1:51.221	21
6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	1:49.205	3 	1:49.075	13 	1:47.488	3
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:50.783	7 	1:48.031	4 	1:48.226	9
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:52.906	18 	1:49.062	12 	1:49.485	17
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	1:54.475	20 	1:52.936	22 	1:51.598	22
10	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	1:54.607	21 	1:52.075	21 	1:50.939	20
11	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:51.131	10 	1:48.653	8 	1:49.078	15
13	Pastor Maldonado 	 	1:52.125	14 	1:49.139	14 	1:50.149	18
14	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:49.056	1 	1:47.623	2 	1:47.299	1
17	Jules Bianchi 	 	1:54.113	19 	1:50.612	19 	1:50.376	19
19	Felipe Massa 	 	1:51.953	13 	1:49.361	17 	1:47.909	7
20	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:51.217	11 	1:48.358	6 	1:48.577	12
21	Esteban Gutiérrez	 	1:52.171	16 	1:49.290	16 	1:48.422	10
22	Jenson Button 	 	1:50.922	8 	1:48.435	7 	1:48.599	13
25	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	1:50.539	6 	1:48.800	11 	1:47.693	4
26	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:50.990	9 	1:48.770	10 	1:48.637	14
27	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:51.604	12 	1:48.751	9 	1:48.450	11
44	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:49.178	2 	1:47.490	1 	1:47.738	6
77	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:52.146	15 	1:49.971	18 	1:48.205	8
99	Adrian Sutil 	 	1:52.237	17 	1:49.170	15 	1:49.115	16
==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 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 		3 	1:46.921		2 	1:46.287		1 	1:45.681	1
2 	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 		6 	1:47.244		1 	1:45.825		2 	1:45.688	2
3 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 		10 	1:47.488		6 	1:46.493		3 	1:45.854	3
4 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 		9 	1:47.476		7 	1:46.586		4 	1:45.902	4
5 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 		2 	1:46.889		3 	1:46.328		5 	1:45.907	5
6 	19 	Felipe Massa 	 		11 	1:47.615		5 	1:46.472		6 	1:46.000	6
7 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 		1 	1:46.685		4 	1:46.359		7 	1:46.170	7
8 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 		5 	1:47.196		8 	1:46.622		8 	1:46.187	8
9 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 		15 	1:47.976		9 	1:46.700		9 	1:46.250	9
10 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 		12 	1:47.656		10 	1:46.926		10 	1:47.362	10
11 	22 	Jenson Button 	 		4 	1:47.161		11 	1:46.943		 	 	11
12 	25 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 		8 	1:47.407		12 	1:46.989		 	 	12
13 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 		7 	1:47.370		13 	1:47.308		 	 	13
14 	21 	Esteban Gutiérrez	 		14 	1:47.970		14 	1:47.333		 	 	14
15 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 		16 	1:48.143		15 	1:47.575		 	 	15
16 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 		13 	1:47.862		16 	1:47.812		 	 	16
17 	99 	Adrian Sutil 	 		17 	1:48.324		 	 		 	 	17
18 	13 	Pastor Maldonado 	 		18 	1:49.063		 	 		 	 	18
19 	17 	Jules Bianchi 	 		19 	1:49.440		 	 		 	 	19
20 	10 	Kamui Kobayashi 	 		20 	1:50.405		 	 		 	 	20
21 	4 	Max Chilton 	 		21 	1:50.473		 	 		 	 	21
22 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 		22 	1:52.287		 	 		 	 	22
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
 	 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired 	Grid	Points
1 	44	Lewis Hamilton 	 	60 	2h 00m 04.7953	1 	25
2 	1 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	60 	+13.5 	4 	18
3 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	60 	+14.2 	3 	15
4 	14	Fernando Alonso 	 	60 	+15.3 	5 	12
5 	19	Felipe Massa 	 	60 	+42.1 	6 	10
6* 	25	Jean-Éric Vergne 	 	60 	+56.8 	12 	8
7 	11	Sergio Pérez 	 	60 	+59.0 	15 	6
8 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	60 	+60.6 	7 	4
9 	27	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	60 	+61.6 	13 	2
10 	20	Kevin Magnussen 	 	60 	+62.2 	9 	1
11 	77	Valtteri Bottas 	 	60 	+65.0 	8 	
12 	13	Pastor Maldonado 	 	60 	+66.9 	18 	
13 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	60 	+68.0 	16 	
14 	26	Daniil Kvyat 	 	60 	+72.0 	10 	
15 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	60 	+94.1 	22 	
16 	17	Jules Bianchi 	 	60 	+94.5 	19 	
17 	4 	Max Chilton 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	21 	
Ret	22	Jenson Button 	 	52 	Power Box 	11 	
Ret	99	Adrian Sutil 	 	40 	Water Leak 	17 	
Ret	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	 	17 	Electrical 	14 	
Ret	6 	Nico Rosberg 	 	13 	Wiring Loom 	2 	
DNS	10	Kamui Kobayashi 	 	0 	Power Unit 	20 	
Notes:
* * Jean-Éric Vergne was given a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits
==Milestones==
* 's 30th pole position.
* Lewis Hamilton 62nd race lead means he leads British drivers for this statistic.
* Sebastian Vettel's first lap lead in 2014.
* Jenson Button's first failure to be classified since the 2012 Korean Grand Prix, ending a run of 36 races.
* Kamui Kobayashi's first career DNS.
==Standings after race==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	241 	1
2 	Nico Rosberg 	238 	1
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	181 	
4 	Fernando Alonso 	133 	1
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	124 	1
6 	Valtteri Bottas 	122 	2
7 	Jenson Button 	72 	
8 	Nico Hülkenberg 	72 	
9 	Felipe Massa 	65 	
10 	Sergio Pérez 	45 	1
11 	Kimi Räikkönen 	45 	1
12 	Kevin Magnussen 	39 	
13 	Jean-Éric Vergne 	19 	
14 	Romain Grosjean 	8 	
15 	Daniil Kvyat 	8 	
16 	Jules Bianchi 	2 	
17 	Adrian Sutil 	0 	
18 	Marcus Ericsson 	0 	
19 	Pastor Maldonado 	0 	
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 	 	479 	
2 	 	305 	
3 	 	187 	
4 	 	178 	
5 	 	117 	1
6 	 	111 	1
7 	 	27 	
8 	 	8 	
9 	 	2 	
10 	 	0 	
11 	 	0 	
==Notes==
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