2014 Hungarian Grand Prix lap charts

2014 Hungarian Grand Prix

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Three problems stood in the way of Nico Rosberg converting pole position into victory at the Hungaroring.

The first of them did by far the most damage. Marcus Ericsson’s lap eight crash was a heavy frontal impact which led to the Safety Car and Medical Car being sent out onto the circuit immediately. Unfortunately for Rosberg – along with Valtteri Bottas, Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso – it happened just as they were passing the pit lane entrance, so they missed the chance to pit immediately.

When the race restarted on lap 13 Rosberg was fourth ahead of Alonso (eighth) and Lewis Hamilton (thirteenth). Both ended the race in front of Rosberg, mainly thanks to his second problem. This was that his pace immediately after the restart, when most drivers were on slicks tyres on a damp track, wasn’t as good as his rivals’.

Hamilton immediately pounced on Bottas, Esteban Gutierrez and Nico Hulkenberg, then profited from Sergio Perez going off to gain four places in half a lap. At the same time Alonso got past Vettel. But Rosberg made a poor restart and was passed by Kevin Magnussen’s intermediate-shod McLaren.

The next time by Rosberg tried to re-pass Magnussen but couldn’t – and Jean-Eric Vergne’s Toro Rosso capitalised. And while Rosberg braked cautiously for turn ten Alonso zapped around the outside of him. Now only Vettel’s Red Bull separated pole sitter Rosberg from Hamilton, who had started in the pit lane.

Rosberg toiled for 19 laps trying to pass Vergne, to no avail. Meanwhile Alonso pulled out a four-second advantage over the Mercedes. When Rosberg pitted Hamilton took his place on the tail of the Toro Rosso – and immediately passed Vergne at his first attempt.

The final nail in the coffin for Rosberg’s victory hopes was, of course, when he got stuck behind his team mate later in the race. Given his fresher tyres, this likely cost Rosberg a few seconds, which meant that at the end of the race he simply ran out of laps to make a move stick on Hamilton.

But of course Hamilton appreciated this, and was wise enough to ignore Mercedes’ entreaties for him to move aside. It was the third and final blow to Rosberg’s hopes of winning – though the two which preceded it did more damage.

Hungarian 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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Nico Rosberg1111111111444456555555553333333351311101010866655554444444443477654444444444
Sebastian Vettel23333333337777876666666644444444671313131312129998888888888888888877777777777
Valtteri Bottas3222222222111111111211999999981313131314141313121110999997766665555555555544788888888888
Daniel Ricciardo46666666651111211111111166666666443333311111111111111114333333333332111
Fernando Alonso54444444448888743333333311111111111111254333322222222221111111111111222
Felipe Massa68888888883333322222222277777777755444432222236666666666655445555555555
Jenson Button75555555562222131816151514141413121212121111109987666131311111111101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010
Jean-Eric Vergne89999999910666665444444442222222222412121211111010109999999999999999999999999999
Nico Hulkenberg97777777711999911
Daniil Kvyat10222221181818171718181717171716131313131313131211111111121214171716161616161616161514141313131313131313131313131313131313141414141414141414
Adrian Sutil111212121212121212171716161616141212121212121211101010101010111010987776712121212111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
Sergio Perez12101010101010101012101010101098888888
Esteban Gutierrez1311111111111111111312121212131210101010101010988888891216
Romain Grosjean1414141414141515151615
Jules Bianchi1515151515161616167161515151515141918181818181717161615151616151414141414141414141415161616151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515
Kimi Raikkonen16131313131313131415141414141413111111111111111099999988866555543487777777777777766566666666666
Kamui Kobayashi17161616171717181920201919191918161414141515161515
Max Chilton18171717192021202021212020202019171516161717171616151516171717161515151515151515151616151515161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616
Marcus Ericsson1919202222222222
Pastor Maldonado2018181821212021211919181818181715181919191919181817171716151514131212111111101088710141414141414141414141414141414141413131313131313131313
Kevin Magnussen2120192020191919189555541019171717161615141414141413131211111098887813131313121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212121212
Lewis Hamilton2221211916151414131413131313987777777755555555332222125544443333333332222222222223333

Hungarian 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 Rosberg0000000003.0993.2162.9172.985.5396.7977.7968.8549.0789.4879.89710.5779.99211.352.441.7111.2931.7532.2672.7723.7964.238.29327.83728.25627.14327.31228.14725.46524.93924.37424.07322.90620.9320.18919.66219.37619.0718.90818.95618.45218.29418.01917.06613.0695.1149.16825.72925.24726.27926.14123.33421.30418.61915.21212.6519.3426.2335.4275.8486.361
Sebastian Vettel3.094.6696.2087.3768.3069.579.81911.4061.8545.365.7975.9324.1696.7377.3348.3989.5349.81310.53211.02811.4410.94211.7023.6472.1661.7412.6193.0633.5824.645.0838.45315.03934.38235.18435.99636.86934.98534.5435.95537.50640.21440.36540.94241.66542.32342.71643.36743.78444.00744.3544.40243.5839.80631.57531.99132.55332.87233.29534.06534.20134.44634.6134.6134.72734.95835.56837.64740.05540.964
Valtteri Bottas2.7184.0865.7086.7657.7629.1129.06710.5221.5787.81210.8639.2965.819.7519.79112.19614.2415.56916.92618.1919.01818.55424.01919.24210.6285.8749.19113.35815.67717.67121.02422.04323.36224.51525.85226.77627.79228.06827.88329.32730.78131.6531.22131.87132.6433.20933.62333.85334.00333.7333.39433.30632.32328.18120.24221.03621.99423.24127.61546.26144.28542.81640.96239.01237.86236.82736.15238.03740.52341.344
Daniel Ricciardo5.5068.3611.04412.71514.98316.96517.31921.4626.72500000.4640000000005.6874.942.3843.844.3294.8355.6626.3837.337.5338.777.376.0575.1011.8600000000000000009.5378.8967.0825.0473.3972.2231.4011.1561.0490.9631.0681.1180.429000
Fernando Alonso3.9416.5328.0499.00410.85311.98711.50814.0532.4296.2986.9356.9914.3546.2376.3216.1785.6465.4125.9586.5977.0096.8767.451000000000000000.52617.43416.77217.08717.31816.09115.98416.23215.86815.64215.62315.62615.21414.80614.5213.4188.93600000000000003.4794.7635.225
Felipe Massa7.29410.61513.83316.65219.62623.05223.79129.21418.7931.9791.7791.8021.6013.1142.0123.113.8244.4175.0925.5326.0385.2046.046.585.7383.185.1975.7957.0628.0258.5029.54110.16511.33812.19412.6212.92110.60410.04711.47812.55513.43313.55314.51718.46937.68237.31437.27237.11936.84836.57336.3635.22730.8222.48723.16223.81624.39725.61625.80626.32626.08926.20226.6426.6326.38826.10227.55728.96529.841
Jenson Button4.9067.56110.15212.10714.18216.14816.61420.80911.2231.1751.2021.1450.39703.70226.75328.73429.75132.81333.52334.77337.88342.13917.3389.9825.3498.4639.94711.89813.78814.78415.81616.86617.92918.84119.61123.16340.44540.65642.6144.48946.03546.5247.73648.86650.18851.25852.32353.37353.86154.78755.46855.53152.22844.75346.13547.11148.02449.19850.83851.71352.97454.3155.15856.00456.84858.01260.89564.29567.28
Jean-Eric Vergne7.91511.50214.76917.55920.75724.09225.30530.23620.7914.6564.8334.6473.8095.8376.6557.3068.138.4469.0889.2019.8639.4210.4610.9370.9410.7981.2121.6782.3893.3173.6464.5355.9711.18332.22233.4335.0234.01934.26436.93739.18141.4841.98243.5145.70747.52448.90350.33151.77752.75653.82654.62954.52351.01743.49344.58245.67946.57247.52348.95649.66350.59251.7852.25552.66753.07553.48155.52257.0758.527
Nico Hulkenberg6.6619.93612.89214.8617.21219.46120.07124.45322.0336.6987.5327.894.6498.616
Daniil Kvyat22.41325.14329.71934.10337.42541.04543.78749.85540.35113.95517.25316.418.98812.05112.74215.24217.79819.55521.71923.84725.7126.45531.83912.3799.124.9428.01711.36913.23518.839.82940.96143.20244.60745.87448.10950.58149.60950.20454.27956.16458.71259.00860.28361.81463.03463.79266.29870.01671.15572.05273.23674.71972.09764.97166.83768.25769.46470.93573.40276.82579.01681.86785.67587.38993.65497.918102.298107.813
Adrian Sutil10.49215.22919.35223.28227.09230.66331.96839.21338.83313.24716.73415.8118.49711.611.67714.27816.40318.74821.1322.86424.58625.05130.64311.3768.3524.3747.1589.02711.53414.7516.55618.30919.6921.08522.43323.16924.38323.0122646.91447.64447.88647.6548.69849.79451.06451.79953.06754.22554.89455.65556.52356.215345.54346.85548.04548.74549.94951.49552.51253.73255.34556.3857.25958.09659.31462.25265.33268.169
Sergio Perez9.38313.22417.11919.87523.45527.13228.8635.57423.3387.0069.648.3885.4048.2878.82410.27411.56312.70814.09415.02615.81716.146
Esteban Gutierrez1014.53218.59722.33725.58729.16130.16737.09324.7538.57111.92710.0926.19410.28110.48712.89615.08216.92518.66520.21121.83421.88726.0158.2516.423.5125.8897.6649.38913.73620.94932.448
Romain Grosjean11.65417.07921.52825.5229.10533.22635.23543.92734.11611.522
Jules Bianchi12.44817.62622.11827.04631.4235.63937.68645.22116.0412.75515.66715.0088.14511.28612.68617.48550.41479.31983.06586.50989.878108.569114.63477.25138.7857.47411.28915.35919.7822.75826.46629.66632.64136.5939.58242.25744.95745.00546.60150.63755.01961.13683.63585.66387.86891.40693.11694.84196.3397.70899.212100.662102.649100.45996.481100.611102.626104.268106.006107.904109.51111.944114.516119.224121.181123.518128.432133.31137.472
Kimi Raikkonen10.96415.91419.83823.827.70431.41533.09742.66133.7310.61314.61913.8197.01210.65510.72113.19215.4417.2619.06720.91222.41922.6629.5559.9587.5553.8656.4568.03310.67212.73512.82313.80314.26614.69815.03815.02215.61913.2812.86214.07918.29638.70638.82438.89639.0238.97438.27238.16837.81537.22937.03736.9935.93931.22823.11723.90124.44624.74325.93326.99527.15126.9127.20427.63927.7427.58627.34128.85830.33531.491
Kamui Kobayashi13.76420.47125.50830.60935.30940.33544.58654.94757.50825.19118.86218.38710.77913.38913.98318.30925.33228.66432.35336.66740.06647.08652.83822.386
Max Chilton14.46421.83628.17835.38242.0148.21752.80264.72862.48932.87919.99519.88111.88114.94616.65721.91428.13433.35938.05842.55445.6252.44359.224.43312.3527.28111.95817.38721.15625.23828.43731.8935.36838.37641.5544.20247.22447.68249.57953.82958.55661.60863.83966.67772.77495.07495.88897.06698.37399.25100.38101.611103.997103.99597.99101.171103.221105.214106.902108.814111.531113.677118.591120.464122.38126.183129.052134.006137.976
Marcus Ericsson16.15823.38831.09437.05843.14248.55553.507
Pastor Maldonado15.1422.228.67536.28842.3845.5153.18765.32253.41920.33417.57317.1229.64912.78613.21617.75643.34179.66483.56287.08491.937109.322114.93778.31940.2328.12912.30915.70418.23320.33722.20824.99326.95929.76630.92632.22133.46332.30532.63934.61536.54238.14342.24461.60762.44463.64564.23566.6570.69171.80472.71873.74475.20972.68865.44867.26468.76770.30571.44173.84274.14174.91675.6976.05376.31676.71477.40980.00782.55884.024
Kevin Magnussen16.2522.8429.38435.63138.45542.00545.0350.29919.2243.7533.9383.4513.4785.4079.76232.20936.12336.71838.18438.340.45442.32446.1320.96211.3196.3379.67512.01613.77215.88617.53520.05121.33322.54123.61524.63425.60224.35127.3347.86448.77349.54549.6450.50351.59252.26852.87654.34555.93957.88359.84660.92260.95257.95950.76852.5654.07255.48356.96958.61159.97761.15362.36663.03864.04665.24966.87770.69774.69578.465
Lewis Hamilton21.17423.77328.73229.50531.35833.10633.1839.94626.6919.4113.74813.0186.3867.0677.9278.7219.89810.25910.83311.38311.80511.34713.8474.7353.3032.1113.0683.5954.0135.1685.5216.5576.3576.6735.4584.0293.29501.33921.43520.87519.94718.52518.43718.5718.29117.84118.09818.02117.55717.2316.71715.73111.7883.8783.9133.3152.6341.6121.250.8120.7330.510.5820.5570.6361.1693.9225.2745.857

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5 comments on “2014 Hungarian Grand Prix lap charts”

  1. I told my friend mid race that Rosberg was looking very uncomfortable. We thought it was because of that smoke coming out of his rear left tyre, maybe there was a problem of some sort, but no. It was just lack of pace. In the end, he lost position on his own, not from strategy and that must hurt quite badly…

  2. Lewis’ tyre deg wouldn’t have been helped by the damaged front wing, I think he drove a better race than most of us realise. Nico getting stuck behind Vergne cost him more than the other thing everyone’s on about.

  3. Look at Alonso’s position gain after the SC came in on lap 13.

    What a beast of a driver.

  4. Conclusion from the above graph: put Hamilton on 2 soft stints instead of 1 medium stint, see him overtake Alonso during the first of those stints and (almost) close the gap to Ricciardo, then pit again for softs in Ricciardo’s wake, easily re-overtake Alonso and then go on to win by overtaking Ricciardo?

    I think Mercedes misjudged the big speed advantage the softs offered over the mediums, while lasting reasonably well too.

    1. One stint on softs would have been enough to get the victory for Hamilton and it would have moved him out of Rosbergs way enabling him a guaranteed 3rd and a possibility of 2nd.

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