2014 Grand Prix of Houston
Reliant Park
The 2014 Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston was the second doubleheader of the 2014 season, hosting Rounds 9 and 10 of the
2014 IndyCar Series season. Carlos Huertas won Race 1,[1] ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya, and Carlos Muñoz. As of 2025, this was the only time in IndyCar where of top-three drivers from Colombia held a sweep of the podium; a first for any top-line motorsport series. Simon Pagenaud won the second race, ahead of Mikhail Aleshin and Jack Hawksworth[2]
Classification
Qualifying 1
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Vehicle | Group 1 | Group 2 | Top 12 | FF6 | Grid Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Simon Pagenaud
|
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
|
Dallara-Honda | 0:59,8408 | — | 0:59,4010 | 0:59,3716 | 1 |
| 2 |  Hélio Castroneves
|
 Team Penske
|
Dallara-Chevrolet | 0:59,8644 | — | 0:59,2970 | 0:59,4463 | 2 |
| 3 |  Scott Dixon
|
Target Chip Ganassi Racing
|
Dallara-Chevrolet | 1:00,0849 | — | 0:59,3276 | 0:59,5034 | 3 |
| 4 |  Luca Filippi
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
|
Dallara-Honda | — | 0:59,6560 | 0:59,3399 | 0:59,5523 | 4 |
| 5 |  James Hinchcliffe
|
Andretti Autosport
|
Dallara-Honda | 0:59,9397 | — | 0:59,2951 | 0:59,6528 | 5 |
| 6 | Takuma Satō
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A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
Dallara-Honda | — | 0:59,6408 | 0:59,2248 | 1:00,4037 | 6 |
| 7 |  Justin Wilson
|
Dale Coyne Racing
|
Dallara-Honda | — | 1:00,1406 | 0:59,4245 | — | 7 |
| 8 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
|
Andretti Autosport
|
Dallara-Honda | 1:00,0066 | — | 0:59,5107 | — | 8 |
| 9 | Sébastien Bourdais
|
KVSH Racing
|
Dallara-Chevrolet | 1:00,0572 | — | 0:59,6126 | — | 9 |
| 10 |  Mikhail Aleshin
|
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
|
Dallara-Honda | — | 1:00,1713 | 0:59,7003 | — | 10 |
| 11 |  Juan Pablo Montoya
|
Penske Motorsports
|
Dallara-Chevrolet | — | 1:00,1241 | 0:59,9649 | — | 11 |
| 12 | Josef Newgarden
|
Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing
|
Dallara-Honda | — | 0:59,7711 | 1:00,0312 | — | 12 |
| 13 | Charlie Kimball
|
Chip Ganassi Racing Teams
|
Dallara-Honda | 1:00,1291 | — | — | — | 13 |
| 14 | Graham Rahal
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
|
Dallara-Honda | — | 1:00,2491 | — | — | 14 |
| 15 |  Ryan Briscoe
|
NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing
|
Dallara-Chevrolet | 1:00,2124 | — | — | — | 15 |
| 16 | Marco Andretti
|
Andretti Autosport
|
Dallara-Honda | — | 1:00,3295 | — | — | 16 |
| 17 | Mike Conway
|
Ed Carpenter Racing
|
Dallara-Chevrolet | 1:00,2358 | — | — | — | 17 |
| 18 | Will Power
|
Team Penske
|
Dallara-Chevrolet | — | 1:00,3670 | — | — | 18 |
| 19 | Carlos Huertas
|
Dale Coyne Racing
|
Dallara-Honda | 1:00,3106 | — | — | — | 19 |
| 20 | Sebastian Saavedra
|
KV AFS Racing
|
Dallara-Chevrolet | — | 1:00,4224 | — | — | 20 |
| 21 | Jack Hawksworth
|
BHA/BBM with Curb Agajanian
|
Dallara-Honda | 1:00,4203 | — | — | — | 21 |
| 22 | Tony Kanaan
|
Target Chip Ganassi Racing
|
Dallara-Chevrolet | — | 1:00,6919 | — | — | 22 |
| 23 | Carlos Muñoz
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Andretti – HVM
|
Dallara-Honda | 1:00,4734 | — | — | — | 23 |
Race 1
Leaders of Race 1
| Section | Laps | Driver |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1–4 | Simon Pagenaud
|
| 2 | 5–26 | Takuma Satō
|
| 3 | 27 | James Hinchcliffe
|
| 4 | 28 | Justin Wilson
|
| 5 | 29–59 | James Hinchcliffe
|
| 6 | 60–73 | Justin Wilson
|
| 7 | 74–80 | Carlos Huertas
|
Reference: [5]
Yellow Flags
| N. | Laps | Sector | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29–31 | 3 | Contact: Mike Conway (#20) in Turn 3 |
| 2 | 33–36 | 4 | Contact: Takuma Satō (#14) in Turn 6
|
| 3 | 37–41 | 5 | Contact: Luca Filippi (#16) on the Start-Finish straight |
| 4 | 48–52 | 5 | Contact: Scott Dixon (#9), Charlie Kimball (#83) and Simon Pagenaud (#77) in Turn 9 |
| 5 | 58–60 | 3 | Contact: Will Power (#12) in Turn 9 |
| 6 | 77–80 | 4 | Contact: Sebastian Saavedra (#17) in Turn 5
|
Quellen: [5]
References
- ^ "Colombia Day in Houston; Huertas wins first race".
- ^ "Schmidt Peterson teammates post 1-2 finish".
- ^ ""Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston at MD Anderson Cancer Center Speedway at NRG Park – QUALIFYING RESULTS"" (PDF). indycar.com. June 28, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
- ^ ""Shell and Pennzoil GP of Houston – Official Starting Line Up"" (PDF). indycar.com. June 28, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
- ^ a b c ""OFFICIAL BOX SCORE – Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston Presented by the Greater Houston Honda Dealers"" (PDF). indycar.com. June 28, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
- ^ ""Shell and Pennzoil GP of Houston – Unofficial Lap Report"" (PDF). indycar.com. June 28, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.