2014 Season - Round 15 - 2014-10-05
Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix for Mercedes, with Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) second and Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), who could not convert it into the win.
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:51.600. Jean-Ăric Vergne (Toro Rosso) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P9 at the flag â a 11-place improvement. 3 drivers retired from the race.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, completing round 15 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | Finished | 1:51.600 | 25 |
| 2 | 6Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | Finished | 1:52.551 | 18 |
| 3 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 9 | Finished | 1:51.915 | 15 |
| 4 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 6 | Finished | 1:52.231 | 12 |
| 5 | 22Jenson Button | McLaren | 8 | Finished | 1:51.721 | 10 |
| 6 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 3 | Finished | 1:54.103 | 8 |
| 7 | 19Felipe Massa | Williams | 4 | Finished | 1:53.450 | 6 |
| 8 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Force India | 13 | Finished | 1:52.814 | 4 |
| 9 | 25Jean-Ăric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 20 | Finished | 1:53.562 | 2 |
| 10 | 11Sergio Pérez | Force India | 11 | +1 Lap | 1:53.556 | 1 |
| 11 | 26Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 12 | +1 Lap | 1:54.021 | 0 |
| 12 | 7Kimi RÀikkönen | Ferrari | 10 | +1 Lap | 1:52.426 | 0 |
| 13 | 21Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 15 | +1 Lap | 1:55.372 | 0 |
| 14 | 20Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 7 | +1 Lap | 1:53.510 | 0 |
| 15 | 8Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 16 | +1 Lap | 1:55.302 | 0 |
| 16 | 13Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 22 | +1 Lap | 1:54.702 | 0 |
| 17 | 9Marcus Ericsson | Caterham | 17 | +1 Lap | 1:54.669 | 0 |
| 18 | 4Max Chilton | Marussia | 21 | +1 Lap | 1:56.472 | 0 |
| 19 | 10Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham | 19 | +1 Lap | 1:55.641 | 0 |
| 20 | 17Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 18 | Accident | 1:55.985 | 0 |
| 21 | 99Adrian Sutil | Sauber | 14 | Accident | 1:55.753 | 0 |
| 22 | 14Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | Electronics | 0 |