2014 Italian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Lewis Hamilton recovered from a slow start to win at Monza, capitalising on a mistake from Nico Rosberg. Felipe Massa completed the podium for Williams as the Mercedes title rivals finished first and second.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Pole time	1:24.109
Fastest lap	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Fastest-lap time	1:28.004 on lap 29
First	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Third	Felipe Massa	Williams

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
5 September 2014	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
5 September 2014	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
6 September 2014	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
6 September 2014	Qualifying	14:00
7 September 2014	Race	14:00

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 13 leading the 2014 F1 World Championship on 220 points, with Lewis Hamilton on 191. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 411 points.

Race entries

Kamui Kobayashi raced for Caterham, replacing André Lotterer. Charles Pic, Daniel Juncadella, Giedo van der Garde, Roberto Merhi also took part in practice.

Free Practice

Lewis Hamilton led a sunny FP1 as drivers adjusted to low-downforce setups and found the hard tyres slower than expected to warm up. Daniel Ricciardo lost running to DRS and suspected energy-recovery trouble. Kevin Magnussen also reported rear-braking problems, while several drivers used the run-off areas during their early laps.

Nico Rosberg led FP2, but Lewis Hamilton came close despite missing the opening hour while Mercedes repaired an electrical fault. Lotus struggled with tyre temperature, braking stability and steering, making its afternoon especially difficult. Traffic and excursions further complicated the longer runs as teams assessed Monza’s specialised setup demands.

Lewis Hamilton led FP3 while Nico Rosberg’s gearbox problems restricted him to three laps and no time, denying him a qualifying simulation. Sergio Perez also stopped on track. Fernando Alonso and Williams showed encouraging pace as others completed their medium-tyre runs, leaving Mercedes with repairs to finish before the afternoon.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2014 Italian Grand Prix FP1, 5 September 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:26.187	25
2	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.623s	27
3	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.808s	26
4	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.982s	23
5	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+1.041s	30
6	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+1.084s	27
7	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+1.306s	27
8	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.500s	13
9	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.554s	33
10	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.925s	23
11	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+1.927s	21
12	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.961s	20
13	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.963s	21
14	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+2.113s	30
15	36	Giedo van der Garde	Sauber	+2.242s	19
16	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+2.300s	12
17	34	Daniel Juncadella	Force India	+3.005s	10
18	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+3.325s	24
19	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	+3.830s	25
20	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+3.894s	27
21	30	Charles Pic	Lotus F1	+3.938s	23
22	45	Roberto Merhi	Caterham	+4.517s	29
23	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	+4.761s	16

Free Practice 2 Classification

2014 Italian Grand Prix FP2, 5 September 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:26.225	41
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.061s	16
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.106s	31
4	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.340s	26
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+0.533s	34
6	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.537s	34
7	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.537s	27
8	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+0.656s	44
9	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+0.710s	33
10	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.767s	37
11	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+0.854s	42
12	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.002s	39
13	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.251s	37
14	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+1.615s	33
15	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.704s	33
16	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+1.804s	35
17	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+2.434s	34
18	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+2.475s	42
19	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	+2.561s	29
20	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+2.860s	29
21	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	+2.953s	32
22	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	+3.050s	37

Free Practice 3 Classification

2014 Italian Grand Prix FP3, 6 September 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:25.519	23
2	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.412s	13
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+0.571s	19
4	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+0.595s	18
5	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.723s	21
6	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.771s	17
7	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.808s	15
8	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+0.918s	21
9	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.963s	16
10	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.089s	17
11	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+1.310s	20
12	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+1.688s	18
13	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.793s	10
14	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.960s	22
15	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+1.979s	12
16	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+2.506s	19
17	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+2.618s	20
18	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	+2.746s	21
19	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+2.940s	14
20	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	+3.060s	19
21	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	+3.732s	22
22	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	No time	3

Qualifying

Lewis Hamilton headed qualifying for Mercedes, with Nico Rosberg second and Valtteri Bottas third.

Lewis Hamilton took pole ahead of Nico Rosberg, with Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa on the second row. Daniil Kvyat received a ten-place penalty for using an additional engine.

Qualifying Classification

2014 Italian Grand Prix Qualifying, 6 September 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:25.363	1:24.560	1:24.109	20
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:25.493	1:24.600	1:24.383	19
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:26.012	1:24.858	1:24.697	16
4	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:25.528	1:25.046	1:24.865	17
5	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	1:26.337	1:25.973	1:25.314	18
6	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:26.328	1:25.630	1:25.379	18
7	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:26.514	1:25.525	1:25.430	17
8	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:26.631	1:25.769	1:25.436	18
9	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:26.721	1:25.946	1:25.709	17
10	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:26.569	1:25.863	1:25.944	23
11	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:26.261	1:26.070	—	16
12	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:26.689	1:26.110	—	13
13	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:26.140	1:26.157	—	15
14	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:26.371	1:26.279	—	18
15	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	1:27.034	1:26.588	—	17
16	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	1:26.999	1:26.692	—	17
17	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	1:27.520	—	—	8
18	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:27.632	—	—	5
19	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	1:27.671	—	—	9
20	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	1:27.738	—	—	8
21	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	1:28.247	—	—	8
22	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	1:28.562	—	—	9

Daniil Kvyat was given a ten-place grid penalty for using his sixth engine of the season.

What happened in the 2014 Italian Grand Prix?

Hamilton dropped to fourth at the start as Rosberg took the lead, followed by Kevin Magnussen and Massa. Bottas also lost ground, setting up recovery drives for both front-row teams.

Hamilton passed Magnussen and Massa before closing on Rosberg. The leader had already missed the first chicane once, and another lock-up under pressure sent him through the escape road, allowing Hamilton into the lead.

Hamilton pulled clear to secure victory, while Rosberg retained second. Fernando Alonso retired with a technical failure, ending Ferrari‘s hopes of a strong home result as Räikkönen ran further down the order.

Massa claimed third, his first podium for Williams, ahead of the recovering Bottas. Ricciardo used his later tyre stop to attack and pass Vettel for fifth. Hamilton reduced Rosberg’s championship lead to 22 points.

Further down the points places, Sergio Pérez, Jenson Button, Kimi Räikkönen and Kevin Magnussen completed the scoring positions. Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2014 rules.

After the race, Nico Rosberg headed the drivers’ standings with 238 points, followed by Lewis Hamilton on 216. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 454, with Red Bull Racing on 272.

2014 Italian Grand Prix race results

The 2014 Italian Grand Prix was held on 7 September 2014, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	53	1:19:10.236	25
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	53	+3.175	18
3	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	53	+25.026	15
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	53	+40.786	12
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	53	+50.309	10
6	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	53	+59.965	8
7	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	53	+1:02.518	6
8	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	53	+1:03.063	4
9	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	53	+1:03.535	2
10	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	53	+1:06.171	1
11	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	53	+1:11.184	0
12	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	53	+1:12.606	0
13	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	53	+1:13.093	0
14	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	52	+1 Lap	0
15	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	52	+1 Lap	0
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	52	+1 Lap	0
17	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	52	+1 Lap	0
18	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	52	+1 Lap	0
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	51	+2 Laps	0
20	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	51	+2 Laps	0
Ret	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	28	Engine	0
Ret	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	5	Accident	0

Kevin Magnussen had five seconds added to race time for putting Valtteri Bottas off the track.

Marcus Ericsson started from pit lane for yellow flag infringement during the third practice session.

Esteban Gutiérrez had 20 seconds added to race time for causing an avoidable collision with Romain Grosjean.

2014 Italian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	29	14:47:25	1:28.004	236.975
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	51	15:20:00	1:28.206	236.432
3	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	46	15:12:55	1:28.342	236.068
4	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	51	15:20:58	1:28.486	235.684
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	50	15:19:07	1:28.559	235.490
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	53	15:23:45	1:28.588	235.413
7	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	43	15:08:59	1:28.942	234.476
8	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	35	14:56:55	1:29.107	234.042
9	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	39	15:03:09	1:29.121	234.005
10	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	34	14:55:23	1:29.141	233.952
11	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	35	14:56:56	1:29.245	233.680
12	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	34	14:55:25	1:29.283	233.580
13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	35	14:57:09	1:29.366	233.363
14	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	46	15:14:10	1:29.375	233.340
15	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	40	15:05:27	1:29.449	233.147
16	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	23	14:38:59	1:29.680	232.546
17	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	32	14:52:53	1:29.856	232.091
18	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	38	15:02:25	1:30.083	231.506
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	47	15:17:06	1:30.280	231.001
20	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	51	15:22:45	1:30.521	230.386
21	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	35	14:58:01	1:30.758	229.784
22	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	5	14:11:41	1:32.569	225.289

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 Italian Grand Prix.

2014 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	238
2	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	216
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	166
4	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Williams	122
5	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	121
6	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	106
7	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	72
8	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Force India	70
9	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	55
10	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	41
11	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	39
12	Kevin Magnussen	Danish	McLaren	38
13	Jean-Éric Vergne	French	Toro Rosso	11
14	Romain Grosjean	French	Lotus F1	8
15	Daniil Kvyat	Russian	Toro Rosso	8
16	Jules Bianchi	French	Marussia	2
17	Adrian Sutil	German	Sauber	0
18	Marcus Ericsson	Swedish	Caterham	0
19	Pastor Maldonado	Venezuelan	Lotus F1	0
20	Esteban Gutiérrez	Mexican	Sauber	0
21	Max Chilton	British	Marussia	0
22	Kamui Kobayashi	Japanese	Caterham	0
–	André Lotterer	German	Caterham	0

2014 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	454
2	Red Bull Racing	272
3	Williams	177
4	Ferrari	162
5	McLaren	110
6	Force India	109
7	Toro Rosso	19
8	Lotus F1	8
9	Marussia	2
10	Sauber	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