2014 German Grand Prix lap charts

2014 German Grand Prix

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Lewis Hamilton wasn’t the only driver with some overtaking to do at the Hockenheimring – two other drivers had to make recovery runs following a first-lap collision.

While Hamilton worked his way up from 20th on the grid to finish on the podium, Kevin Magnussen lost 17 places on lap one after a collision with Felipe Massa, leaving him 21st and last.

McLaren took the opportunity to change his tyres during the Safety Car period, and by the time of his second pit stop on lap 29 he had broken into the top ten. Out of sequence with several other drivers, he was soon back into the points and stayed there, finishing ninth.

Daniel Ricciardo had to take evasive action when Massa flipped over at the first corner, and as lap one ended he had fallen ten places to 15th. But once the race resumed he picked off several of his rivals, even as he had to fend off advances from the pursuing Hamilton.

The Red Bull’s poor straight line speed has blunted its usefulness for overtaking, bur nevertheless Ricciardo disposed of Pastor Maldonado, Esteban Gutierrez and Romain Grosjean in successive laps, followed by Adrian Sutil and Jean-Eric Vergne as well.

He even managed to get Kimi Raikkonen between himself and Hamilton at one stage. But as his tyres began to fade Raikkonen mounted a counter-attack, and Hamilton dived into the melee to pass the pair of them.

Ricciardo used an aggressive early stop to cement the gains he had made so far. He took Button, who was struggling with his tyres, in the closing stages. But despite a valiant effort he had to cede fifth place to Alonso. There wasn’t much in it at the flag, however – Ricciardo crossed the line less than a tenth of a second behind his rival.

German Grand Prix lap chart

The positions of each driver on every lap. Use the controls below to show/hide different drivers:

https://www.racefans.net/charts/2014drivercolours.csv

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Valtteri Bottas22222222222222223333222222222222222222222332222222222222222222222222
Felipe Massa3
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Daniel Ricciardo515141312121211111098811161413121110988888877887776788887777777888888777555555666666
Sebastian Vettel63333333333333344444444444333333333666555554446665555555444444444444
Fernando Alonso744444444444410755555555555444444447555444443333334433334766666555555
Daniil Kvyat877888888162020202019171716171615161717161616161616151515171717161615151515141414
Nico Hulkenberg95555555555554497777666666655555565444668888888777777888888887777777
Sergio Perez108877777777776916161514131312111112121212121111111111121414141312121211111111111111111111111211111111101010101010101010
Jenson Button116666666666665141010988777777766668988877776666665556666666677778888888
Kimi Raikkonen129999999988998666666814131211109999998991212121110101010101010101010101010101012121212121211111111111111
Jean-Eric Vergne13111111111010101091111111217151514131212101010101111111110101010101099111616161616161615151514141413131313131313131313131313131313
Romain Grosjean141212121315151616151515151512121211121111111213171717
Adrian Sutil15101010101111131312121212987917161514131414131313131312121313141413131312111111121212121213
Esteban Gutierrez16131314151414141413131313131118181818171717161615151515151514141715151515151413131415151514141413131314141414141414141414141414141414
Jules Bianchi17191918171717171717161717171513141315141818181818181817171717171616161617171717171717171716161615151515151515151515151515151515151515
Pastor Maldonado18141515161616151514141414141088810181615151514141414141313121212111010910141413131313131312121212121211991010111112121212121212
Kamui Kobayashi191818191919191920201919191920202019191919191919191919181818181818181818181818181818181818171717161616161616161616161616161616161616
Lewis Hamilton201717161413131212111010107532222333333588776654333333225554443344443333333333333
Max Chilton211616171818181818191818181818191920202020202020202020191919191919191919191919191919191919181818171717171717171717171717171717171717
Marcus Ericsson222020202121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121202020202020202020202020202020202020191919181818181818181818181818181818181818

German Grand Prix race chart

The gaps between each driver on every lap. Use the controls below to show/hide different drivers:

https://www.racefans.net/charts/2014drivercolours.csv

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Nico Rosberg0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Valtteri Bottas0.8760.81.71.8262.5573.2554.4665.0455.5486.2647.188.199.0469.68610.0789.319.0359.1789.3429.24510.43711.05111.82511.6211.96612.8213.13413.81914.34614.02114.09713.86214.10514.34414.72214.90515.39815.87915.92217.1127.72611.67212.10712.65812.61313.75914.34215.12215.55115.80916.55917.2317.65417.8418.57219.13219.80320.10920.07820.0420.14420.33420.17620.30720.05520.06820.789
Felipe Massa
Kevin Magnussen22.02420.82422.2122.71524.44325.94428.30530.1731.43533.69935.02636.64338.00439.54137.68724.18826.00627.69430.11733.32935.79238.64341.16143.05345.22548.15350.60753.00559.79373.29972.9571.88571.971.90372.48672.63772.41371.70271.42869.13865.09550.09951.39252.68754.37356.76358.94460.79862.64864.74867.10168.94673.94686.97186.07384.71284.12383.8782.8682.4282.27482.70282.91983.06283.16184.225
Daniel Ricciardo13.2256.4699.77311.01512.54414.39716.17517.08518.6520.37922.35924.47230.36144.8542.22627.78428.21829.03330.46931.6832.85933.60334.18234.00334.23935.33235.60836.2237.7337.94638.3238.55639.64340.90444.89658.84357.37955.40453.2748.56742.22426.03927.4729.0430.86936.1450.42849.92848.96748.42748.1147.85146.81744.89444.2444.22744.32444.00444.59345.13145.3247.04947.33648.55849.54650.29152.549
Sebastian Vettel1.9341.372.62.9083.4984.2345.4886.4577.438.439.47110.66811.81215.61927.10711.8811.83712.61813.73214.82516.21817.50118.52718.83319.36820.46921.03221.8622.57922.63323.21623.5825.27729.25443.54542.39941.50340.70338.70535.04829.4613.39513.65114.27818.0733.28834.45435.88535.70835.88636.45236.44236.42635.61335.43435.8836.43736.34836.25136.59836.97737.48637.66738.28539.17440.70644.014
Fernando Alonso2.3921.7413.2883.7554.2155.3516.7137.758.549.82710.86714.64129.47930.31827.82113.13613.58814.67715.69916.53817.93518.83819.75119.78720.21421.32322.02323.21724.55425.13825.80626.47431.01144.26342.75141.69841.07840.138.16934.11328.57112.64812.89513.47314.18715.27816.21317.38118.69619.46320.75222.02423.82425.4130.51146.22345.44944.48544.87145.56445.65945.7645.29245.59146.86348.73752.467
Daniil Kvyat4.6182.9495.8637.7839.25210.85112.68214.25428.64145.50846.63547.80249.6151.15149.0535.14737.15139.90742.56544.52547.61951.02453.30554.94856.90361.18963.18965.09666.87169.03871.52477.21493.41492.95793.34692.95592.50692.18791.26288.05683.57268.26969.38870.893
Nico Hulkenberg3.1322.1154.2915.4376.3537.2538.81910.04611.3113.08714.84316.46817.9422.18633.92319.09319.59420.52421.94822.5423.67425.18926.36926.74127.4828.60929.26630.88432.13432.5333.50834.20936.24237.7438.69939.73640.79842.91747.46758.9354.01938.64939.14939.76540.74742.34443.74745.40346.26846.64247.24947.4148.52448.82349.2450.32551.57352.47553.38355.07755.78557.4258.10458.83259.5560.98764.178
Sergio Perez5.4313.325.6367.1698.4699.84811.89613.87416.63519.30621.88824.13226.54333.44347.42432.38233.3434.56735.85637.89241.40943.40245.22647.04448.50850.46952.15954.62657.26358.14959.79161.05963.66268.89184.41684.49184.60884.78684.69282.31877.60662.36563.42164.39965.26866.80967.99369.33270.46371.68773.18978.07793.65291.61390.59690.24590.43689.72888.9688.21187.96488.64789.10589.82590.68991.701
Jenson Button4.1192.5394.7946.2017.1228.0679.63610.7812.15513.95115.91917.61122.22139.90736.42621.95122.80223.48624.45225.90527.17828.56529.76130.20431.06132.36432.98834.23335.10335.52839.76952.54151.84451.50851.42451.1850.92750.09549.05745.94241.03725.44926.75328.35229.70131.93133.76835.48837.01737.82139.11140.25141.36241.92243.51646.04148.50650.31452.22154.55860.46875.06274.24373.36374.06975.54284.711
Kimi Raikkonen6.9914.0356.8728.79610.57212.12513.8715.55517.32619.6323.27225.0128.08130.07729.00315.62817.12619.16721.11327.23943.16544.89845.66144.97445.58946.12246.7647.76949.16849.64151.01652.40555.56261.8177.7377.4577.91377.96278.07575.54671.13756.11457.86859.54161.17763.65665.88167.71869.18970.56372.03473.4778.4993.26992.62393.22193.70693.66793.45893.71494.39695.48796.1396.96297.797100.048
Jean-Eric Vergne10.885.317.7299.90411.35812.82214.59216.12918.27521.65324.21526.42631.64147.54145.01231.3532.35933.40534.77536.99639.33341.62343.05344.17246.5249.28751.14653.56455.47256.54857.98759.50861.50163.36465.29367.60473.30894.68193.24989.64684.50969.82472.00873.90475.78778.12180.25483.66288.517104.103104.343104.358104.566103.672104.001104.693106.335106.412106.32106.805107.452108.254108.69108.831109.262110.139
Romain Grosjean11.3015.8379.46112.59516.37719.55523.24925.83727.98130.5333.01835.24136.91138.94938.825.88827.82530.75833.44736.33340.79944.60548.21655.03669.68771.778
Adrian Sutil7.7534.5377.439.31812.0713.97617.619.13920.34322.73924.9227.13129.16831.36329.94920.25637.47338.83139.87340.95342.78645.45448.53549.72350.91252.67953.94855.37857.68758.89961.466.3583.50883.5583.72183.83483.92684.15783.94281.32776.48363.04864.67166.46667.97569.95275.381
Esteban Gutierrez11.9596.24910.28213.60815.25116.68218.93320.71822.7524.80327.14729.46831.77637.38251.02536.62437.86340.42143.06445.75248.02249.50151.21852.74754.37556.47657.91759.76561.32263.28368.82887.24187.1887.58187.9188.17388.57688.56688.46286.11482.84669.36671.45173.17575.14977.1279.32681.484.03988.505104.874105.948106.878106.456107.883109.098110.373111.063111.44111.991112.175112.829113.38114.19115.018116.475
Jules Bianchi17.9699.32712.38715.84419.122.10125.22127.76930.34733.15836.29138.58940.73542.96441.79529.52231.84836.16339.25145.86163.8765.95967.94369.33671.33574.2176.29478.34180.14581.19785.06786.26489.03991.06492.96195.09396.77898.389100.90299.90697.48484.79787.87991.18397.72118.128119.835121.269123.163124.778126.164127.285130.183132.493133.449134.431135.631136.523137.795139.635141.323143.062144.782146.912148.627151.376
Pastor Maldonado12.7656.88610.89514.14116.86919.97322.12324.10326.20928.06529.99531.52932.80134.39332.25720.22822.22128.36243.5944.84646.21547.97249.23850.17351.32153.07254.73456.0758.01259.32260.27461.40164.59965.81567.46669.0171.20776.48989.56886.50381.43566.35567.51269.38970.9472.71974.3375.75376.62777.51679.180.36582.17383.48185.25987.04888.9691.24992.39694.7996.83298.36499.93104.241106.978109.402
Kamui Kobayashi17.238.88413.19116.98220.79224.33727.85131.78834.90439.0542.55646.49349.50354.32958.75960.7862.32565.04767.970.98774.59978.07181.52685.0187.53490.67692.82695.47399.177101.265103.921109.46128.741130.356131.578132.931135.129136.372137.75136.211133.218119.525123.097126.108129.296133.569136.638143.089160.957161.663163.092165.562166.97168.005169.796172.632174.326177.04178.176179.568181.443183.6186.88187.961189.565
Lewis Hamilton16.0787.89411.12612.71913.61214.84216.92217.72519.02320.69423.57825.25426.60227.15923.1167.7527.5237.7088.70710.52312.09213.53815.11316.25917.56423.04937.74437.14336.26135.92735.13334.46234.35833.71732.68431.89731.14530.18328.9925.61420.7037.49522.36621.60820.41120.0519.28618.44616.718.72533.12631.46429.49227.04225.48224.55923.95622.60521.16120.53620.67220.88620.68920.84120.59720.78822.53
Max Chilton14.2997.73811.96716.4319.97423.18126.50129.52332.79336.25939.47942.61645.68149.60151.09243.55364.91666.99469.39672.38675.5678.85882.51985.89788.48891.4493.94896.926100.158102.216105.08112.385130.556131.875133.33135.657136.981139.044139.834138.383135.478122.463125.098128.276131.579135.505142.235160.871161.933162.808165.143166.73168.002169.592171.33173.882176.944178.686180.247182.118188.966192.778194.829198.586201.645
Marcus Ericsson19.7859.88417.3544.27947.76251.55555.70859.20362.22865.6269.32472.71776.00679.24779.17167.79972.04380.529100.176102.729105.488109.561112.395115.261119.063122.793125.398128.092130.482132.384134.472138.63141.373144.266147.216149.623152.198154.555157.632157.285159.984161.647164.731166.665168.562171172.833174.7175.929177.545179.886181.896185.117187.774190.088193.66196.713199.446203.298206.336210.944215.04218.789222.815230.5

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4 comments on “2014 German Grand Prix lap charts”

  1. Actually that’s not bad from Hamilton, I’m sure Nico would’ve gone faster if he was under pressure.
    Compare Nico and Valterri in the final few laps, he suddenly matches Rosberg’s pace when Lewis catches him, its like he was conserving the tyres for when it mattered.

    1. During the live chat, I said Mercedes should be more attacking for Lewis… how erratic they got is shown in the stint lengths.. 25, 17, 8, 17 (trying to cover for a safety car). They could have swapped to an attacking 3 stop, once Lewis started losing ground around lap 20. If not 3 SS stints, then 20-20-14-14 sounds good to me, surely giving a better chance to secure 2nd position on fresher tyres.

      1. Mr win or lose
        21st July 2014, 15:49

        Hamilton’s strategy looks very odd indeed. Although I liked the idea of doing a very long first stint, it turned out to be an unfortunate move, as he had to pit early (lap 42) in order not to be overtaken by Bottas again. His last stint should definitely be on the harder tyre so he would have had a permanent grip advantage over Bottas. Possibly Mercedes initially intended to do Rosberg’s strategy in reverse, but they had to switch so it didn’t really work out too well.

        However, if he had pitted in lap 20, he would probably still be ahead of Ricciardo, so that at least would have saved him some time. Two 20-lap stints on softs and two shorter stints on supersofts definitely looks better.

  2. hamilton should have been put on softs for his final stint. his remaining pair only had a few laps on them from Q1.

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