Qualifying results - Germany 2014 - Hamilton crashes out as Williams close in on Rosberg for pole
Published by Christine
Lewis Hamilton gained the wrong sort of headlines after qualifying at Hockenehim. The Brit suffered a hefty brake failure that careered the Mercedes off track and into the barriers. Nico Rosberg was the sole Mercedes but continued their good form by taking pole position for his home race. The two Williams drivers were close behind, showing good pace once again.
Marcus Ericsson failed to get out of the garage as the Caterham had a hydraulic problem. Pastor Maldonado and Adrian Sutil dropped out in Q1, whilst both Jenson Button and Kimi Räikkönen were disappointed not to make it into the top ten.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1:16.540 | 17 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams Martini Racing | 1:16.759 | 15 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Williams Martini Racing | 1:17.078 | 21 |
| 4 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren Mercedes | 1:17.214 | 17 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:17.273 | 19 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1:17.577 | 16 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:17.649 | 19 |
| 8 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:17.965 | 22 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:18.014 | 21 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Sahara Force India F1 Team | 1:18.035 | 21 |
| 11 | Jenson Button | McLaren Mercedes | 1:18.193 | 15 |
| 12 | Kimi Räikkönen | Scuderia Ferrari | 1:18.273 | 13 |
| 13 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:18.285 | 14 |
| 14 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber F1 Team | 1:18.787 | 14 |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 Team | 1:18.983 | 14 |
| 16 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | No time | 5 |
| 17 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber F1 Team | 1:19.142 | 8 |
| 18 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia F1 Team | 1:19.676 | 8 |
| 19 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 Team | 1:20.195 | 7 |
| 20 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham F1 Team | 1:20.408 | 7 |
| 21 | Max Chilton | Marussia F1 Team | 1:20.489 | 9 |
| DNQ | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham F1 Team | No time | 0 |
