2014 Bahrain Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg fought an absorbing duel under Bahrain’s new floodlights, with Hamilton narrowly prevailing. Sergio Pérez completed the podium for Force India as Formula 1’s 900th championship race delivered a memorable contest.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Pole time	1:33.185
Fastest lap	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Fastest-lap time	1:37.020 on lap 49
First	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Third	Sergio Pérez	Force India

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
4 April 2014	Practice 1	14:00 – 15:30
4 April 2014	Practice 2	18:00 – 19:30
5 April 2014	Practice 3	15:00 – 16:00
5 April 2014	Qualifying	18:00
6 April 2014	Race	18:00

All times are local. The race time is the scheduled start; weather delays and interruptions are described below.

Championship background

Nico Rosberg arrived at round 3 leading the 2014 F1 World Championship on 43 points, with Lewis Hamilton on 25. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 68 points.

Race entries

The 11 teams kept the same race line-ups for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Felipe Nasr, Giedo van der Garde, Robin Frijns also took part in practice.

Free Practice

Lewis Hamilton led FP1 as teams began adjusting to Bahrain’s first night-race weekend. The hot daytime track offered different conditions from those expected for qualifying and the race. Mercedes set the early benchmark, while the opening running provided a starting point before the more representative floodlit session.

Mercedes pulled comfortably clear in the cooler FP2 conditions as teams compared tyre compounds and completed longer runs. Pastor Maldonado damaged his floor over the Turn 4 kerbs, and Max Chilton stopped after brake trouble. Sergio Perez narrowly avoided Nico Rosberg, who received a reprimand, while complaints about the kerb prompted its removal.

Lewis Hamilton completed a practice clean sweep, but the hotter FP3 surface again limited direct comparisons with the evening sessions. Sebastian Vettel spun into the gravel and lost the final part of his running. Force India and Williams showed encouraging pace behind Mercedes as teams completed their soft-tyre preparations.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2014 Bahrain Grand Prix FP1, 4 April 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:37.502	14
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.231s	13
3	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.451s	17
4	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+0.620s	10
5	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.134s	16
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+1.281s	12
7	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+1.447s	15
8	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.554s	24
9	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.600s	21
10	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+1.887s	16
11	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+2.031s	11
12	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+2.360s	26
13	40	Felipe Nasr	Williams	+2.576s	14
14	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+2.904s	19
15	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+3.150s	20
16	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+3.291s	31
17	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+3.387s	20
18	36	Giedo van der Garde	Sauber	+3.411s	20
19	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+3.534s	24
20	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	+4.292s	20
21	46	Robin Frijns	Caterham	+4.915s	35
22	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	+5.209s	21

Free Practice 2 Classification

2014 Bahrain Grand Prix FP2, 4 April 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:34.325	28
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.365s	31
3	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+1.035s	28
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.108s	28
5	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.117s	13
6	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.203s	21
7	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+1.281s	30
8	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.315s	31
9	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+1.337s	22
10	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.477s	40
11	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.595s	9
12	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.647s	33
13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.673s	18
14	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+2.041s	33
15	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+2.637s	13
16	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+2.650s	35
17	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+2.934s	25
18	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+3.274s	23
19	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+3.475s	15
20	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	+3.922s	10
21	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	+3.932s	33
22	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	+4.811s	30

Free Practice 3 Classification

2014 Bahrain Grand Prix FP3, 5 April 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:35.324	12
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.115s	12
3	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+0.544s	10
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+0.792s	10
5	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.040s	8
6	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.070s	8
7	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+1.130s	12
8	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.131s	11
9	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.356s	16
10	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+1.448s	13
11	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+1.498s	8
12	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.706s	11
13	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.795s	11
14	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+2.001s	18
15	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+2.765s	24
16	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	+3.076s	17
17	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+3.412s	15
18	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+3.556s	21
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	+3.647s	18
20	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+3.884s	17
21	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+3.901s	8
22	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	+4.273s	14

Qualifying

Nico Rosberg headed qualifying for Mercedes, with Lewis Hamilton second and Daniel Ricciardo third.

Nico Rosberg took pole ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. Daniel Ricciardo carried a ten-place penalty for his unsafe release in Malaysia, while Adrian Sutil was penalised for impeding Romain Grosjean.

Qualifying Classification

2014 Bahrain Grand Prix Qualifying, 5 April 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:35.439	1:33.708	1:33.185	12
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:35.323	1:33.872	1:33.464	12
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:36.220	1:34.592	1:34.051	16
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:34.934	1:34.842	1:34.247	15
5	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:34.998	1:34.747	1:34.346	19
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:35.234	1:34.925	1:34.368	15
7	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:35.699	1:34.714	1:34.387	17
8	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:35.085	1:34.842	1:34.511	14
9	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	1:35.288	1:34.904	1:34.712	17
10	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:35.251	1:34.723	1:34.992	17
11	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:35.549	1:34.985	—	9
12	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:34.874	1:35.116	—	12
13	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:35.395	1:35.145	—	14
14	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:35.815	1:35.286	—	14
15	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	1:36.567	1:35.891	—	14
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:36.654	1:35.908	—	10
17	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	1:36.663	—	—	7
18	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	1:36.840	—	—	5
19	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	1:37.085	—	—	6
20	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	1:37.310	—	—	6
21	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	1:37.875	—	—	7
22	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	1:37.913	—	—	6

Daniel Ricciardo was given a ten-place grid penalty for an unsafe pit release during the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Adrian Sutil was given a five-place grid penalty for impeding Romain Grosjean during qualifying.

What happened in the 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix?

Hamilton beat Rosberg into the first corner, beginning a race-long contest between the Mercedes drivers. They exchanged attacks through the opening stint, with Hamilton repeatedly defending the lead as the pair pulled clear.

Mercedes split its tyre strategies, giving Rosberg the softer compound for the closing phase. A collision in which Pastor Maldonado‘s Lotus tipped Esteban Gutiérrez‘s Sauber into a roll brought out the safety car and erased Hamilton’s advantage.

Rosberg attacked repeatedly after the restart, but Hamilton kept his team-mate behind despite the tyre disadvantage. Their wheel-to-wheel battle continued through the closing laps without either Mercedes driver yielding.

Hamilton won ahead of Rosberg and Pérez. Ricciardo recovered to fourth, just ahead of Nico Hülkenberg, while Felipe Massa and Bottas followed. Force India‘s podium and double points finish moved the team into second in the constructors’ standings.

Further down the points places, Felipe Massa, Valtteri Bottas, Fernando Alonso and Kimi Räikkönen completed the scoring positions. Nico Rosberg set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2014 rules.

After the race, Nico Rosberg headed the drivers’ standings with 61 points, followed by Lewis Hamilton on 50. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 111, with Force India on 44.

2014 Bahrain Grand Prix race results

The 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix was held on 6 April 2014, with a scheduled start of 18:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	57	1:39:42.743	25
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	57	+1.085	18
3	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	57	+24.067	15
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	57	+24.489	12
5	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	57	+28.654	10
6	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	57	+29.879	8
7	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	57	+31.265	6
8	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	57	+31.876	4
9	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	57	+32.595	2
10	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	57	+33.462	1
11	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	57	+41.342	0
12	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	57	+43.143	0
13	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	57	+59.909	0
14	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	57	+1:02.803	0
15	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	57	+1:27.900	0
16	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	56	+1 Lap	0
17	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	55	Clutch	0
Ret	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	40	Clutch	0
Ret	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	39	Collision	0
Ret	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	33	Oil leak	0
Ret	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	18	Collision damage	0
Ret	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	17	Collision damage	0

2014 Bahrain Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	49	19:30:52	1:37.020	200.816
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	49	19:30:51	1:37.108	200.634
3	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	37	19:07:47	1:38.785	197.228
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	38	19:09:43	1:39.269	196.266
5	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	40	19:13:03	1:39.272	196.260
6	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	18	18:35:30	1:39.312	196.181
7	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	36	19:06:04	1:39.320	196.165
8	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	35	19:04:44	1:39.438	195.933
9	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	39	19:12:00	1:39.443	195.923
10	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	37	19:07:50	1:39.565	195.683
11	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	52	19:36:40	1:39.666	195.484
12	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	53	19:37:47	1:39.732	195.355
13	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	50	19:32:45	1:39.762	195.296
14	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	40	19:13:30	1:40.108	194.621
15	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	12	18:25:16	1:40.160	194.520
16	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	32	19:00:00	1:40.698	193.481
17	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	28	18:53:44	1:41.134	192.647
18	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	17	18:34:18	1:41.246	192.434
19	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	16	18:33:36	1:41.650	191.669
20	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	9	18:20:25	1:41.791	191.403
21	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	48	19:29:31	1:41.825	191.340
22	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	44	19:24:22	1:42.175	190.684

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear. Average speeds are in km/h. No fastest-lap bonus point was awarded. Time of Day is local.

2014 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings after the 2014 Bahrain Grand Prix.

2014 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	61
2	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	50
3	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Force India	28
4	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	26
5	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	23
6	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	23
7	Kevin Magnussen	Danish	McLaren	20
8	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Williams	18
9	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	16
10	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	12
11	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	12
12	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	7
13	Jean-Éric Vergne	French	Toro Rosso	4
14	Daniil Kvyat	Russian	Toro Rosso	3
15	Romain Grosjean	French	Lotus F1	0
16	Adrian Sutil	German	Sauber	0
17	Esteban Gutiérrez	Mexican	Sauber	0
18	Max Chilton	British	Marussia	0
19	Kamui Kobayashi	Japanese	Caterham	0
20	Pastor Maldonado	Venezuelan	Lotus F1	0
21	Marcus Ericsson	Swedish	Caterham	0
22	Jules Bianchi	French	Marussia	0

2014 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	111
2	Force India	44
3	McLaren	43
4	Red Bull Racing	35
5	Ferrari	33
6	Williams	30
7	Toro Rosso	7
8	Lotus F1	0
9	Sauber	0
10	Marussia	0
11	Caterham	0

2014 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2014 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne	16 March
2	2014 Malaysian Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang	30 March
3	2014 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	6 April
4	2014 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	20 April
5	2014 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	11 May
6	2014 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	25 May
7	2014 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montréal	8 June
8	2014 Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	22 June
9	2014 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	6 July
10	2014 German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	20 July
11	2014 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	27 July
12	2014 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	24 August
13	2014 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	7 September
14	2014 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	21 September
15	2014 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	5 October
16	2014 Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	12 October
17	2014 United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	2 November
18	2014 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	9 November
19	2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	23 November