2014 Monaco Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Nico Rosberg reclaimed the championship lead with victory in Monaco, holding Lewis Hamilton behind him. Daniel Ricciardo completed the podium, while Jules Bianchi earned Marussia its first Formula 1 points with a remarkable ninth place.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Pole time	1:15.989
Fastest lap	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari
Fastest-lap time	1:18.479 on lap 75
First	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Second	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Third	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
22 May 2014	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
22 May 2014	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
24 May 2014	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
24 May 2014	Qualifying	14:00
25 May 2014	Race	14:00

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

Championship background

Lewis Hamilton arrived at round 6 leading the 2014 F1 World Championship on 100 points, with Nico Rosberg on 97. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 197 points.

Race entries

The 11 teams kept the same race line-ups for the Monaco Grand Prix.

Free Practice

Lewis Hamilton narrowly led Thursday’s FP1, while traffic prevented Daniel Ricciardo from improving a promising Red Bull lap. Max Chilton spun at Mirabeau and ended his session early. Fernando Alonso and Kimi Räikkönen also had moments, but escaped damage as the field reacquainted itself with Monaco’s narrow streets and unforgiving barriers.

A heavy storm before FP2 left the track saturated, keeping teams in their garages for the opening 45 minutes. Intermediate running eventually gave way to slicks in the final stages, when Fernando Alonso went fastest. Marcus Ericsson struck the barrier at Portier but managed to reverse away and return to the pits.

Clear weather brought a busy FP3, with slow tyre warm-up adding to the struggle for clear space. Lewis Hamilton overcame handling difficulties and a close call at Tabac to edge Daniel Ricciardo. Several drivers used the escape roads, underlining how difficult it was to combine a clean lap with optimum tyre temperature.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2014 Monaco Grand Prix FP1, 22 May 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:18.271	32
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.032s	31
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.235s	37
4	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.659s	31
5	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.772s	33
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+1.196s	31
7	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.223s	31
8	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.395s	29
9	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+1.518s	29
10	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.585s	38
11	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.762s	35
12	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+1.847s	33
13	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+1.936s	33
14	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+1.970s	38
15	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.989s	36
16	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+2.246s	25
17	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+2.465s	18
18	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.643s	37
19	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+3.039s	27
20	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	+3.792s	40
21	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	+4.221s	38
22	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	+7.546s	7

Free Practice 2 Classification

2014 Monaco Grand Prix FP2, 22 May 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:18.482	15
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.419s	12
3	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.535s	15
4	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+0.869s	14
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+0.939s	9
6	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.186s	9
7	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.230s	10
8	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.239s	16
9	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.297s	11
10	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+1.748s	16
11	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.912s	8
12	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.140s	13
13	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+2.329s	8
14	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+2.495s	7
15	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+2.985s	8
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+3.218s	6
17	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	+3.442s	6
18	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+3.455s	13
19	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	+4.201s	13
20	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+4.380s	11
21	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	+4.682s	6
22	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+27.027s	4

Free Practice 3 Classification

2014 Monaco Grand Prix FP3, 24 May 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:16.758	27
2	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+0.050s	26
3	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.116s	24
4	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+0.426s	23
5	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.670s	22
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.690s	24
7	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+0.967s	23
8	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.316s	21
9	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.378s	19
10	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.408s	26
11	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+1.491s	28
12	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.504s	21
13	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.672s	31
14	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.784s	30
15	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+1.840s	24
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+2.018s	26
17	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	+2.114s	23
18	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+2.360s	28
19	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+2.391s	28
20	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	+3.513s	32
21	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	+3.636s	25
22	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	+3.831s	30

Qualifying

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

Nico Rosberg took pole after his final-run mistake at Mirabeau brought out yellow flags and prevented Lewis Hamilton improving. The stewards investigated but imposed no penalty. Marcus Ericsson‘s collision with Felipe Massa led to a pit-lane start.

Qualifying Classification

2014 Monaco Grand Prix Qualifying, 24 May 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:17.678	1:16.465	1:15.989	26
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:17.823	1:16.354	1:16.048	27
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:17.900	1:17.233	1:16.384	22
4	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:18.383	1:17.074	1:16.547	25
5	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:17.853	1:17.200	1:16.686	27
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:17.902	1:17.398	1:17.389	27
7	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:17.557	1:17.657	1:17.540	26
8	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	1:17.978	1:17.609	1:17.555	25
9	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:18.616	1:17.594	1:18.090	23
10	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:18.108	1:17.755	1:18.327	26
11	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:18.432	1:17.846	—	20
12	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:17.890	1:17.988	—	20
13	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:18.407	1:18.082	—	20
14	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:18.335	1:18.196	—	23
15	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	1:18.585	1:18.356	—	21
16	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:18.209	No Time	—	10
17	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	1:18.741	—	—	11
18	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	1:18.745	—	—	11
19	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	1:19.332	—	—	10
20	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	1:19.928	—	—	9
21	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	1:20.133	—	—	9
22	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	1:21.732	—	—	9

Jules Bianchi was given a five-place grid penalty, for an unscheduled gearbox change.

Marcus Ericsson started from the pit lane after causing a collision with Felipe Massa in the first part of qualifying, preventing Massa from participating in the second session.

What happened in the 2014 Monaco Grand Prix?

Rosberg retained the lead from Hamilton, while Kimi Räikkönen made a strong start to move into the leading group. Sergio Pérez‘s early accident brought out the safety car, and Sebastian Vettel soon retired with power-unit trouble.

A later crash for Adrian Sutil triggered another safety car and the main pit-stop sequence. Räikkönen suffered a puncture following contact with Max Chilton during the neutralisation, losing his chance of a podium.

Rosberg kept Hamilton behind through the closing stages. Hamilton then struggled with something in his eye, allowing Ricciardo to close, but the Mercedes driver still held second at the finish.

Fernando Alonso finished fourth ahead of Nico Hülkenberg and Jenson Button. Bianchi crossed the line eighth and was classified ninth after a penalty, securing two invaluable points for Marussia despite having started near the back.

Further down the points places, Felipe Massa, Romain Grosjean, Jules Bianchi and Kevin Magnussen completed the scoring positions. Kimi Räikkönen set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2014 rules.

After the race, Nico Rosberg headed the drivers’ standings with 122 points, followed by Lewis Hamilton on 118. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 240, with Red Bull Racing on 99.

2014 Monaco Grand Prix race results

The 2014 Monaco Grand Prix was held on 25 May 2014, with a scheduled start of 14:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	78	1:49:27.661	25
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	78	+9.210	18
3	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	78	+9.614	15
4	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	78	+32.452	12
5	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	77	+1 Lap	10
6	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	77	+1 Lap	8
7	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	77	+1 Lap	6
8	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	77	+1 Lap	4
9	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	77	+1 Lap	2
10	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	77	+1 Lap	1
11	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	77	+1 Lap	0
12	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	77	+1 Lap	0
13	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	75	+3 Laps	0
14	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	75	+3 Laps	0
Ret	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	59	Accident	0
Ret	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	55	Engine	0
Ret	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	50	Exhaust	0
Ret	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	23	Accident	0
Ret	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	10	Exhaust	0
Ret	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	5	Turbocharger	0
Ret	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	0	Collision	0
DNS	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1		Fuel pump	0

Jules Bianchi had five seconds added to his race time for taking a penalty under the safety car, and he dropped from eighth to ninth.

2014 Monaco Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	75	15:50:51	1:18.479	153.212
2	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	70	15:41:54	1:19.252	151.718
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	34	14:53:44	1:19.361	151.510
4	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	33	14:52:24	1:19.425	151.388
5	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	54	15:20:37	1:19.727	150.814
6	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	48	15:13:11	1:20.314	149.712
7	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	69	15:45:31	1:20.579	149.220
8	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	75	15:50:36	1:20.657	149.075
9	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	38	14:59:23	1:20.767	148.872
10	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	53	15:20:50	1:20.911	148.607
11	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	53	15:20:08	1:20.979	148.482
12	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	42	15:04:53	1:21.047	148.358
13	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	35	14:55:18	1:21.083	148.292
14	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	50	15:15:47	1:21.105	148.252
15	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	41	15:03:36	1:21.146	148.177
16	17	Jules Bianchi	Marussia	42	15:05:03	1:21.254	147.980
17	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	23	14:36:50	1:21.761	147.062
18	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	8	14:15:50	1:22.011	146.614
19	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	16	14:27:04	1:22.425	145.878
20	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	3	14:08:49	1:59.505	100.615

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 Monaco Grand Prix.

2014 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	122
2	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	118
3	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	61
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	54
5	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Force India	47
6	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	45
7	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Williams	34
8	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	31
9	Kevin Magnussen	Danish	McLaren	21
10	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	20
11	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	18
12	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	17
13	Romain Grosjean	French	Lotus F1	8
14	Jean-Éric Vergne	French	Toro Rosso	4
15	Daniil Kvyat	Russian	Toro Rosso	4
16	Jules Bianchi	French	Marussia	2
17	Marcus Ericsson	Swedish	Caterham	0
18	Adrian Sutil	German	Sauber	0
19	Esteban Gutiérrez	Mexican	Sauber	0
20	Max Chilton	British	Marussia	0
21	Kamui Kobayashi	Japanese	Caterham	0
22	Pastor Maldonado	Venezuelan	Lotus F1	0

2014 Post-Race F1 Constructors' Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	240
2	Red Bull Racing	99
3	Ferrari	78
4	Force India	67
5	McLaren	52
6	Williams	52
7	Lotus F1	8
8	Toro Rosso	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