2014 Season - Round 1 - 2014-03-16
Nico Rosberg won the 2014 Australian Grand Prix for Mercedes, with Kevin Magnussen (McLaren) second and Jenson Button (McLaren) third. The win came from P3 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), who could not convert it into the win.
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:32.478. Valtteri Bottas (Williams) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P15 on the grid to P5 at the flag â a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 8 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2014 Australian Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 3 | Finished | 1:32.478 | 25 |
| 2 | 20Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 4 | Finished | 1:33.066 | 18 |
| 3 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 10 | Finished | 1:32.917 | 15 |
| 4 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | Finished | 1:33.186 | 12 |
| 5 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 15 | Finished | 1:32.616 | 10 |
| 6 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Force India | 7 | Finished | 1:32.568 | 8 |
| 7 | 7Kimi RÀikkönen | Ferrari | 11 | Finished | 1:33.210 | 6 |
| 8 | 25Jean-Ăric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 6 | Finished | 1:33.691 | 4 |
| 9 | 26Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 8 | Finished | 1:33.864 | 2 |
| 10 | 11Sergio Pérez | Force India | 16 | Finished | 1:32.634 | 1 |
| 11 | 99Adrian Sutil | Sauber | 13 | +1 Lap | 1:33.366 | 0 |
| 12 | 21Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 20 | +1 Lap | 1:34.564 | 0 |
| 13 | 4Max Chilton | Marussia | 17 | +2 Laps | 1:34.202 | 0 |
| 14 | 17Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 18 | +8 Laps | 1:35.635 | 0 |
| 15 | 8Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 22 | ERS | 1:35.281 | 0 |
| 16 | 13Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 21 | ERS | 1:34.766 | 0 |
| 17 | 9Marcus Ericsson | Caterham | 19 | Oil pressure | 1:37.332 | 0 |
| 18 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 12 | Engine | 1:37.064 | 0 |
| 19 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | Engine | 1:49.947 | 0 |
| 20 | 19Felipe Massa | Williams | 9 | Collision | 1:40.287 | 0 |
| 21 | 10Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham | 14 | Collision | 0 |
| 22 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 2 | Disqualified | 0 |