Qualifying results - Brazil 2014 - Rosberg snatches pole position as Massa puts on a charge
Published by Christine
The format remained as four out in the first and second sessions before the top ten were set to be decided in Q3. Sebastian Vettel appeared to be struggling for pace initially but managed to sneak up into the stronger positions towards the end of the session.
The fight for pole position initially only ever going to be between Rosberg and Hamilton, but for a moment it looked as though home favourite Felipe Massa could spring a surprise. He just missed out and had to settle for the second row of the grid, joined by Williams teammate Valtteri Bottas.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:10.023 | 14 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:10.056 | 14 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Williams Martini Racing | 1:10.247 | 17 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams Martini Racing | 1:10.305 | 17 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:10.930 | 16 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:10.938 | 19 |
| 7 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren Mercedes | 1:10.969 | 16 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:10.977 | 18 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:11.075 | 20 |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:11.099 | 18 |
| 11 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:11.591 | 18 |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:11.976 | 14 |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber F1 Team | 1:12.099 | 17 |
| 14 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso | No time | 9 |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:12.037 | 8 |
| 16 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:12.040 | 10 |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:12.076 | 9 |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 Team | 1:12.233 | 7 |
