2014 Chinese Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Lewis Hamilton made it three wins in succession with a commanding Chinese Grand Prix victory. Nico Rosberg recovered to second and Fernando Alonso earned Ferrari‘s first podium of the season, while an early chequered flag shortened the official result.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Pole time	1:53.860
Fastest lap	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Fastest-lap time	1:40.402 on lap 39
First	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Third	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
18 April 2014	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
18 April 2014	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
19 April 2014	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
19 April 2014	Qualifying	14:00
20 April 2014	Race	15:00

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 4 leading the 2014 F1 World Championship on 61 points, with Lewis Hamilton on 50. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 111 points.

Race entries

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

Free Practice

Fernando Alonso led FP1 as Ferrari began work under its new team principal, Marco Mattiacci. Kimi Räikkönen’s running was delayed by a technical problem, while Pastor Maldonado and Daniil Kvyat spun during the session. Much of the closing running focused on longer stints, although Nico Rosberg improved late before sliding off at Turn 6.

Lewis Hamilton moved ahead in FP2 as teams compared the soft tyre with the harder compound before switching to longer runs. Pastor Maldonado crashed into the wall on the pit-lane approach, ending his afternoon early. Kamui Kobayashi had a harmless excursion, and Max Chilton spun as the rest of the field worked through tyre-degradation checks.

Rain left FP3 wet, with intermediates proving the more useful tyre as Daniel Ricciardo set the pace. Several drivers chose limited running to avoid damaging their cars before qualifying. Toro Rosso investigated engine-mapping problems on both cars, while Pastor Maldonado was told to stop his Lotus at Turn 10.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2014 Chinese Grand Prix FP1, 18 April 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:39.783	20
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.398s	16
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.989s	23
4	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.187s	23
5	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.392s	16
6	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+1.583s	20
7	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.722s	26
8	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+1.777s	9
9	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+1.846s	19
10	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.916s	14
11	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.194s	23
12	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+2.307s	24
13	40	Felipe Nasr	Williams	+2.482s	13
14	36	Giedo van der Garde	Sauber	+2.832s	16
15	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+2.950s	13
16	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+3.948s	22
17	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	+4.255s	16
18	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+4.379s	17
19	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+4.487s	7
20	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	+4.999s	20
21	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	+5.052s	22
22	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	No time	1

Free Practice 2 Classification

2014 Chinese Grand Prix FP2, 18 April 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:38.315	25
2	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.141s	28
3	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.411s	30
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.496s	30
5	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.700s	31
6	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+0.803s	25
7	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.968s	25
8	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.176s	29
9	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+1.222s	36
10	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.333s	26
11	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.421s	30
12	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+1.429s	29
13	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.444s	28
14	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.515s	25
15	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.809s	32
16	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+2.044s	32
17	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+2.080s	30
18	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+2.140s	12
19	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+4.012s	27
20	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	+5.158s	30
21	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	+5.215s	32
22	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	+5.364s	32

Free Practice 3 Classification

2014 Chinese Grand Prix FP3, 19 April 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:53.958	5
2	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+0.534s	5
3	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+0.556s	4
4	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.074s	6
5	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+1.104s	4
6	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+1.270s	12
7	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.277s	7
8	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.423s	5
9	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.715s	4
10	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+2.061s	6
11	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+2.275s	8
12	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+2.422s	9
13	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+2.802s	8
14	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	+2.883s	13
15	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+3.510s	9
16	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	+3.854s	12
17	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+4.018s	14
18	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	+5.549s	6
19	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	No time	4
20	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	No time	3
21	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	No time	1
22	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	No time	3

Qualifying

Lewis Hamilton headed qualifying for Mercedes, with Daniel Ricciardo second and Sebastian Vettel third.

Lewis Hamilton took pole in wet conditions ahead of Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel. Pastor Maldonado failed to set a qualifying time and required permission to start, in addition to carrying his Bahrain penalty.

Qualifying Classification

2014 Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying, 19 April 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:55.516	1:54.029	1:53.860	21
2	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:56.641	1:55.302	1:54.455	23
3	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:55.926	1:54.499	1:54.960	23
4	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:56.058	1:55.294	1:55.143	22
5	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:56.961	1:55.765	1:55.637	21
6	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:56.850	1:56.757	1:56.147	24
7	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:56.501	1:56.253	1:56.282	24
8	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:55.913	1:56.847	1:56.366	23
9	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:57.477	1:56.584	1:56.773	23
10	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:58.411	1:56.407	1:57.079	22
11	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:58.279	1:56.860	—	17
12	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:57.783	1:56.963	—	17
13	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:57.261	1:57.289	—	18
14	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	1:58.138	1:57.393	—	17
15	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	1:57.369	1:57.675	—	17
16	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:58.362	1:58.264	—	17
17	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	1:58.988	—	—	10
18	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	1:59.260	—	—	10
19	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	1:59.326	—	—	10
20	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	2:00.646	—	—	10
21	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	2:00.865	—	—	10
NC	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	No time	—	—	0

Pastor Maldonado failed to set a lap time within 107% of the fastest lap time set by Lewis Hamilton in Q1. He was later given permission to start by race stewards. Maldonado was also penalised five places on the starting grid for the accident he caused in the previous Grand Prix.

What happened in the 2014 Chinese Grand Prix?

Hamilton retained the lead at the start as contact involving Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa, and separately Rosberg and Valtteri Bottas, disrupted the chase. All continued, but Hamilton quickly established a clear advantage.

Alonso moved ahead of Vettel during the first pit-stop sequence. Rosberg then worked past Massa, Ricciardo and Vettel, gradually recovering from the opening-lap delay and setting his sights on the Ferrari.

Rosberg passed Alonso in the final stint to complete Mercedes‘ one-two. Ricciardo also moved ahead of Vettel, but could not dislodge Alonso from the final podium position before the finish.

The chequered flag was shown a lap early, and the regulations therefore set the official result at the end of lap 54. The leading order was unchanged, but a late pass by Kamui Kobayashi on Jules Bianchi did not count.

Further down the points places, Valtteri Bottas, Kimi Räikkönen, Sergio Pérez and Daniil Kvyat 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 79 points, followed by Lewis Hamilton on 75. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 154, with Red Bull Racing on 57.

2014 Chinese Grand Prix race results

The 2014 Chinese Grand Prix was held on 20 April 2014, with a scheduled start of 15:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	54	1:33:28.338	25
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	54	+18.062	18
3	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	54	+23.604	15
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	54	+27.136	12
5	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	54	+47.778	10
6	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	54	+54.295	8
7	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	54	+55.697	6
8	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	54	+1:16.335	4
9	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	54	+1:22.647	2
10	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	53	+1 Lap	1
11	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	53	+1 Lap	0
12	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	53	+1 Lap	0
13	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	53	+1 Lap	0
14	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	53	+1 Lap	0
15	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	53	+1 Lap	0
16	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	53	+1 Lap	0
17	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	53	+1 Lap	0
18	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	53	+1 Lap	0
19	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	52	+2 Laps	0
20	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	52	+2 Laps	0
Ret	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	28	Gearbox	0
Ret	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	5	Engine	0

2014 Chinese Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	39	16:12:20	1:40.402	195.450
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	42	16:17:08	1:41.196	193.916
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	39	16:12:25	1:41.473	193.387
4	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	48	16:27:38	1:42.081	192.235
5	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	37	16:09:06	1:42.169	192.070
6	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	32	16:00:58	1:42.228	191.959
7	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	42	16:19:14	1:42.257	191.904
8	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	34	16:04:19	1:42.300	191.824
9	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	34	16:05:20	1:42.379	191.676
10	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	33	16:02:19	1:42.624	191.218
11	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	52	16:35:00	1:42.660	191.151
12	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	33	16:03:04	1:42.701	191.075
13	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	50	16:34:14	1:42.875	190.751
14	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	34	16:04:46	1:42.896	190.712
15	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	34	16:04:58	1:43.067	190.396
16	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	48	16:30:09	1:43.323	189.924
17	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	33	16:02:56	1:43.337	189.899
18	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	30	15:57:45	1:43.375	189.829
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	30	15:58:43	1:43.620	189.380
20	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	4	15:11:09	1:44.366	188.026
21	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	36	16:08:57	1:44.825	187.203
22	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	2	15:08:04	1:58.376	165.773

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 Chinese Grand Prix.

2014 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	79
2	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	75
3	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	41
4	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Force India	36
5	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	33
6	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	24
7	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Williams	24
8	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	23
9	Kevin Magnussen	Danish	McLaren	20
10	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	18
11	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	12
12	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	11
13	Jean-Éric Vergne	French	Toro Rosso	4
14	Daniil Kvyat	Russian	Toro Rosso	4
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	154
2	Red Bull Racing	57
3	Force India	54
4	Ferrari	52
5	McLaren	43
6	Williams	36
7	Toro Rosso	8
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