Qualifying results - Austria 2014 - Massa leads a surprise Williams front row lockout
Published by Christine
Felipe Massa secured his first pole position since 2008 (that fabled Brazilian Grand Prix), with teammate Valtteri Bottas making it a Williams 1-2. The pair denied Mercedes the top spot, with Nico Rosberg abandoning his final flying lap. Lewis Hamilton was already on the back foot, having his first Q3 time deleted. Pushing hard to make amends, the Brit spun off and ruined his final chance.
Elsewhere Sebastian Vettel failed to make it into the top ten, whilst Nico Hülkenberg had his Q3 time deleted - just like Hamilton - due to having all four tyres off the track. Sergio Pérez scored 11th but will face a five place grid drop for tomorrow's race.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa | Williams Martini Racing | 1:08.759 | 19 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams Martini Racing | 1:08.846 | 19 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:08.944 | 17 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:09.285 | 25 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:09.466 | 22 |
| 6 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren Mercedes | 1:09.515 | 29 |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:09.619 | 21 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:10.795 | 23 |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | No time | 15 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | No time | 23 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:09.754 | 18 |
| 12 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:09.780 | 22 |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:09.801 | 15 |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 Team | 1:09.939 | 18 |
| 15 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:10.073 | 19 |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:10.642 | 21 |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber F1 Team | 1:10.825 | 10 |
| 18 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:11.349 | 10 |
| 19 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia F1 Team | 1:11.412 | 9 |
| 20 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham F1 Team | 1:11.673 | 10 |
| 21 | Max Chilton | Marussia F1 Team | 1:11.775 | 10 |
| 22 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham F1 Team | 1:12.673 | 11 |
