2014 Russian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Lewis Hamilton won the inaugural championship Russian Grand Prix, while Nico Rosberg recovered from an opening-lap mistake to finish second. The result secured Mercedes‘ first constructors’ world championship.

Result	Driver / Time	Team
Pole position	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Pole time	1:38.513
Fastest lap	Valtteri Bottas	Williams
Fastest-lap time	1:40.896 on lap 53
First	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
Third	Valtteri Bottas	Williams

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
10 October 2014	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
10 October 2014	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
11 October 2014	Practice 3	12:00 – 13:00
11 October 2014	Qualifying	15:00
12 October 2014	Race	15:00

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 16 leading the 2014 F1 World Championship on 266 points, with Nico Rosberg on 256. Mercedes headed the constructors’ standings with 522 points.

Race entries

Marussia entered only Max Chilton following Jules Bianchi‘s serious accident in Japan. Sergey Sirotkin made his first Grand Prix weekend appearance in practice for Sauber.

Free Practice

Nico Rosberg led Sochi’s first FP1 as teams learned the new circuit. Valtteri Bottas lost running after faulty tyre blankets damaged his tyres, while Sergey Sirotkin made his Formula One practice debut for Sauber. Roberto Merhi also drove for Caterham, gaining experience as the unfamiliar surface gradually began to improve.

Lewis Hamilton moved ahead in FP2 as drivers gained confidence around Sochi and McLaren showed encouraging pace through Kevin Magnussen. Nico Rosberg spoiled his final quick lap with a mistake. The circuit was still evolving rapidly, with additional support-race running helping clean the surface and making the opening practice times only an early reference.

Lewis Hamilton remained fastest in FP3 despite spinning near the end of the lap and narrowly avoiding the wall. Kevin Magnussen damaged his suspension over a kerb, and Pastor Maldonado failed to set a time after an energy-recovery failure. New run-off deterrents and a reduced pit-lane speed limit also shaped the final preparations.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2014 Russian Grand Prix FP1, 10 October 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:42.311	29
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.065s	25
3	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+0.196s	28
4	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.409s	27
5	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+0.715s	28
6	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+0.818s	26
7	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+0.853s	29
8	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+0.901s	23
9	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.016s	24
10	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+1.231s	9
11	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.430s	22
12	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.510s	25
13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.665s	21
14	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+2.195s	30
15	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+2.314s	26
16	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+2.565s	26
17	37	Sergey Sirotkin	Sauber	+2.721s	22
18	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+2.879s	25
19	45	Roberto Merhi	Caterham	+4.471s	18
20	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	+4.611s	18
21	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	+4.973s	26

Free Practice 2 Classification

2014 Russian Grand Prix FP2, 10 October 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:39.630	27
2	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+0.864s	32
3	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+0.874s	32
4	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.912s	30
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+0.943s	33
6	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.088s	32
7	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.101s	30
8	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.478s	32
9	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+1.766s	30
10	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.901s	33
11	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+2.000s	24
12	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+2.047s	27
13	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+2.431s	25
14	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+2.460s	29
15	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+2.603s	31
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+3.262s	30
17	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	+3.275s	33
18	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+3.425s	33
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	+4.505s	22
20	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	+4.900s	29
21	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	+5.322s	27

Free Practice 3 Classification

2014 Russian Grand Prix FP3, 11 October 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:38.726	15
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	+0.290s	25
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	+0.371s	20
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	+1.029s	16
5	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	+1.228s	22
6	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.283s	27
7	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	+1.285s	20
8	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	+1.425s	15
9	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	+1.479s	26
10	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	+1.612s	21
11	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	+1.629s	19
12	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	+1.943s	23
13	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1.973s	26
14	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	+2.420s	21
15	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	+2.794s	20
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	+3.189s	22
17	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	+3.710s	4
18	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	+4.383s	11
19	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	+5.249s	12
20	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	+6.011s	9
21	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	No time	2

Qualifying

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

Lewis Hamilton took pole ahead of Nico Rosberg and Valtteri Bottas. With Marussia running only one car, five drivers were eliminated in Q1 and six in Q2. Daniil Kvyat qualified fifth at his home race. With 21 cars entered, Q1 eliminated five drivers and Q2 eliminated six.

Qualifying Classification

2014 Russian Grand Prix Qualifying, 11 October 2014

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:38.759	1:38.338	1:38.513	18
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:39.076	1:38.606	1:38.713	18
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	1:39.125	1:38.971	1:38.920	23
4	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	1:39.560	1:39.381	1:39.121	22
5	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:40.074	1:39.296	1:39.277	27
6	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	1:39.735	1:39.022	1:39.629	21
7	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	1:40.519	1:39.666	1:39.635	21
8	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:40.255	1:39.786	1:39.709	25
9	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:40.098	1:39.838	1:39.771	26
10	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	1:40.354	1:39.929	1:40.020	27
11	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	1:40.382	1:40.052	—	13
12	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	1:40.273	1:40.058	—	16
13	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:40.723	1:40.163	—	13
14	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	1:41.159	1:40.536	—	18
15	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	1:40.766	1:40.984	—	18
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	1:42.526	1:41.397	—	18
17	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	1:42.648	—	—	9
18	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	1:43.064	—	—	8
19	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	1:43.166	—	—	9
20	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	1:43.205	—	—	5
21	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	1:43.649	—	—	10

Kevin Magnussen, Nico Hülkenberg and Max Chilton all received five-place grid penalties for changing their gearboxes.

Pastor Maldonado received a five-place grid penalty to complete the penalty he received for exceeding his quota of five engine components for the season at the Japanese Grand Prix. He then received a further five-place penalty after qualifying for a gearbox change.

What happened in the 2014 Russian Grand Prix?

Rosberg attacked Hamilton into Turn 2 but locked both front tyres and ran wide. He returned the position and stopped at the end of the lap, committing to completing the remaining distance on one set of tyres.

Hamilton controlled the lead while Bottas initially followed closest. Rosberg recovered through the midfield using Mercedes‘ pace and a long uninterrupted stint, steadily returning to the front of the race.

Rosberg passed Bottas to regain second, but Hamilton remained comfortably ahead. Bottas finished third and set the fastest lap, unable to recover the position despite his fresher tyres.

Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen finished fourth and fifth, giving Mercedes-powered cars the first five places. Fernando Alonso held off Daniel Ricciardo for sixth. The Mercedes one-two made the constructors’ title secure with three rounds remaining.

Further down the points places, Daniel Ricciardo, Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Räikkönen and Sergio Pérez completed the scoring positions. Valtteri Bottas set the fastest lap, but no bonus point was awarded under the 2014 rules.

After the race, Lewis Hamilton headed the drivers’ standings with 291 points, followed by Nico Rosberg on 274. Mercedes led the constructors’ table on 565, with Red Bull Racing on 342.

2014 Russian Grand Prix race results

The 2014 Russian Grand Prix was held on 12 October 2014, with a scheduled start of 15:00 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	53	1:31:50.744	25
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	53	+13.657	18
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	53	+17.425	15
4	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	53	+30.234	12
5	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	53	+53.616	10
6	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	53	+1:00.016	8
7	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	53	+1:01.812	6
8	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	53	+1:06.185	4
9	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	53	+1:18.877	2
10	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India	53	+1:20.067	1
11	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	53	+1:20.877	0
12	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Force India	53	+1:21.309	0
13	25	Jean-Éric Vergne	Toro Rosso	53	+1:37.295	0
14	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	52	+1 Lap	0
15	21	Esteban Gutiérrez	Sauber	52	+1 Lap	0
16	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	52	+1 Lap	0
17	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	52	+1 Lap	0
18	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	52	+1 Lap	0
19	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	51	+2 Laps	0
Ret	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	21	Brakes	0
Ret	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	9	Suspension	0

2014 Russian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Williams	53	16:36:01	1:40.896	208.658
2	6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	52	16:34:16	1:41.360	207.703
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	48	16:27:10	1:41.606	207.200
4	22	Jenson Button	McLaren	47	16:26:00	1:41.964	206.472
5	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	52	16:35:46	1:42.022	206.355
6	14	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	53	16:36:44	1:42.179	206.038
7	25	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso	53	16:37:21	1:42.550	205.293
8	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing	53	16:36:50	1:42.630	205.133
9	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India	50	16:31:56	1:42.685	205.023
10	19	Felipe Massa	Williams	47	16:26:46	1:42.879	204.636
11	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	45	16:23:17	1:42.919	204.556
12	11	Sergio Perez	Force India	47	16:26:45	1:42.924	204.547
13	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing	50	16:31:36	1:43.050	204.296
14	20	Kevin Magnussen	McLaren	44	16:21:06	1:43.076	204.245
15	99	Adrian Sutil	Sauber	42	16:18:53	1:43.822	202.777
16	9	Marcus Ericsson	Caterham	48	16:30:32	1:43.979	202.471
17	13	Pastor Maldonado	Lotus F1	50	16:33:28	1:44.030	202.372
18	21	Esteban Gutierrez	Sauber	45	16:23:56	1:44.075	202.284
19	8	Romain Grosjean	Lotus F1	49	16:31:17	1:44.461	201.537
20	10	Kamui Kobayashi	Caterham	17	15:34:55	1:47.407	196.009
21	4	Max Chilton	Marussia	8	15:19:10	1:48.268	194.450

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 Russian Grand Prix.

2014 Post-Race F1 Drivers' Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	British	Mercedes	291
2	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes	274
3	Daniel Ricciardo	Australian	Red Bull Racing	199
4	Valtteri Bottas	Finnish	Williams	145
5	Sebastian Vettel	German	Red Bull Racing	143
6	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	141
7	Jenson Button	British	McLaren	94
8	Nico Hülkenberg	German	Force India	76
9	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Williams	71
10	Kevin Magnussen	Danish	McLaren	49
11	Sergio Pérez	Mexican	Force India	47
12	Kimi Räikkönen	Finnish	Ferrari	47
13	Jean-Éric Vergne	French	Toro Rosso	21
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	565
2	Red Bull Racing	342
3	Williams	216
4	Ferrari	188
5	McLaren	143
6	Force India	123
7	Toro Rosso	29
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