The 2014 Formula 1 season in numbers

In a season so utterly dominated by one team and two drivers, it’s little surprise to see Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg at the head of most of 2014’s most significant statistical tables.

However, the Mercedes pair didn’t quite have it completely all their way this season…

Qualifying in numbers

Pole positions
1. Nico Rosberg – 11.
2. Lewis Hamilton – 7.
3. Felipe Massa – 1.

Front-row starts
1. Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg – 15.
3. Sebastian Vettel – 3.
4. Daniel Ricciardo, Valtteri Bottas – 2.
6. Felipe Massa – 1.

Q3 appearances
1. Nico Rosberg, Daniel Ricciardo – 19.
3. Fernando Alonso – 18.
4. Lewis Hamilton – 17.
5. Valtteri Bottas – 16.
6. Kevin Magnussen, Felipe Massa – 15.
8. Sebastian Vettel – 14.
9. Jenson Button, Kimi Raikkonen – 13.
11. Jean-Eric Vergne, Daniil Kvyat – 8.
13. Nico Hulkenberg – 7.
14. Sergio Perez – 5.
15. Romain Grosjean – 2.
16. Adrian Sutil – 1.

Q1 eliminations
1. Marcus Ericsson – 16.
2. Max Chilton, Kamui Kobayashi, Pastor Maldonado – 15.
5. Jules Bianchi – 12.
6. Esteban Gutierrez – 8.
7. Adrian Sutil – 7.
8. Romain Grosjean – 6.
9. Kimi Raikkonen, Felipe Massa, Jean-Eric Vergne – 2.
12. Valtteri Bottas, Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, Andre Lotterer, Nico Hulkenberg, Sebastian Vettel, Sergio Perez, Will Stevens – 1.

Team-mate qualy head-to-heads
Red Bull: Vettel 7 Ricciardo 12.
Mercedes: Hamilton 7 Rosberg 12.
Ferrari: Alonso 16 Raikkonen 3.
Lotus: Grosjean 15 Maldonado 4.
McLaren: Button 10 Magnussen 9.
Force India: Hulkenberg 12 Perez 7.
Sauber: Sutil 10 Gutierrez 9.
Toro Rosso: Vergne 7 Kvyat 12.
Williams: Massa 6 Bottas 13.
Marussia: Bianchi 12 Chilton 3.
Caterham: Kobayashi 11 Ericsson 4 / Lotterer 1 Ericsson 0 / Kobayashi 1 Stevens 0.

Race Day in numbers

Wins
1. Lewis Hamilton – 11.
2. Nico Rosberg – 5.
3. Daniel Ricciardo – 3.

Podium finishes
1. Lewis Hamilton – 16.
2. Nico Rosberg – 15.
3. Daniel Ricciardo – 8.
4. Valtteri Bottas – 6.
5. Sebastian Vettel – 4.
6. Felipe Massa – 3.
7. Fernando Alonso – 2.
8. Kevin Magnussen, Jenson Button, Sergio Perez – 1.

Fastest laps
1. Lewis Hamilton - 7.
2. Nico Rosberg – 5.
3. Sebastian Vettel – 2.
4. Kimi Raikkonen, Felipe Massa, Sergio Perez, Valtteri Bottas, Daniel Ricciardo – 1.

Points finishes
1. Valtteri Bottas, Fernando Alonso – 17.
3. Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Daniel Ricciardo, Sebastian Vettel – 16.
7. Nico Hulkenberg – 15.
8. Jenson Button, Kimi Raikkonen – 13.
10. Sergio Perez, Kevin Magnussen – 12.
12. Felipe Massa – 11.
13. Jean-Eric Vergne – 7.
14. Daniil Kvyat – 5.
15. Romain Grosjean – 2.
16. Pastor Maldonado, Jules Bianchi – 1.

Retirements
Most
1. Adrian Sutil – 8.
2. Romain Grosjean, Esteban Gutierrez – 7.
4. Pastor Maldonado, Kamui Kobayashi – 6.
Least
1. Valtteri Bottas, Kevin Magnussen, Kimi Raikkonen – 1.
4. Nico Rosberg, Daniel Ricciardo, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Nico Hulkenberg – 2.

Sessions topped (P1, P2, P3, Q1, Q2, Q3, Race)
1. Lewis Hamilton – 65.
2. Nico Rosberg – 49.
3. Fernando Alonso – 6.
4. Daniel Ricciardo – 5.
5. Valtteri Bottas, Jean-Eric Vergne – 2.
7. Sebastian Vettel, Nico Hulkenberg, Kimi Raikkonen, Felipe Massa – 1.

Mercedes’ dominant year in numbers

16 race victories – the most for any team in a single season.

31 podium finishes – the most for any team in a single season.

18 pole positions – equalled Red Bull’s record from 2011.

701 points – the most for any team in a single season (since points system was changed in 2010).

12 front-row lockouts (including the final eight qualy sessions).

11 one-two race finishes

Fastest in 114 of the season’s 133 sessions – a strike rate of 86%.

Hamilton & Rosberg one-two in 79 of the season’s 133 sessions – a strike rate of 59%.