The 2014 FIA Formula One World Championship featured 19 Grand Prix. The season began with the Australian Grand Prix on 16 March and concluded with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on 23 November. Across 19 Grand Prix, eleven teams and twenty-four drivers competed for the World Drivers’ Championship and the World Constructors’ Championship.
Season
The season also became notable for a tragic event. The 2014 Japanese Grand Prix saw a severe accident involving Jules Bianchi, who suffered critical head injuries after crashing during the race at Suzuka. Bianchi remained in a coma for nine months before passing away on 17 July 2015, making the 2014 season the first since 1994 to involve a Formula One accident with fatal consequences.
One of the defining features of the 2014 championship was the introduction of a new technical engine formula, which fundamentally reshaped the sport’s competitive landscape. The previously used 2.4-litre V8 engines, which had powered Formula One cars from 2006 to 2013, were replaced with 1.6-litre turbocharged V6 power units. These new engines incorporated sophisticated energy-recovery systems, combining hybrid technology with turbocharging to improve efficiency and performance, reflecting modern automotive development.
The championship calendar also underwent several changes compared with the previous season. The Russian Grand Prix debuted at the Sochi Autodrom, marking the first Formula One race held in Russia in over a century. Meanwhile, the Austrian Grand Prix returned to the calendar at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, reviving an event that had previously disappeared from the championship. At the same time, the Indian Grand Prix was placed on hiatus and subsequently removed from the schedule, while the Korean Grand Prix also disappeared from the calendar.
Entering the season, Sebastian Vettel was the defending World Drivers’ Champion, having secured his fourth consecutive title during the 2013 season at the Indian Grand Prix. His team, Infiniti Red Bull Racing, also began the year as the reigning Constructors’ Champions, having captured their own fourth consecutive title at the same event. However, the sweeping technical regulation changes dramatically altered the competitive order.
The new hybrid era quickly became dominated by Mercedes, whose power unit proved significantly stronger than those of its rivals. The team’s drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, emerged as the primary contenders for the championship and battled each other throughout the season.
In the end, Lewis Hamilton secured his second World Drivers’ Championship, and his first since joining Mercedes. Hamilton finished the season with 384 points and eleven race victories, defeating teammate Nico Rosberg, who finished second with 317 points and five wins. Hamilton’s triumph also made him only the second driver to win a championship for Mercedes as the Silver Arrows, following Juan Manuel Fangio’s title in 1955.
Rosberg nevertheless enjoyed a strong season of his own, collecting eleven pole positions, which earned him the inaugural FIA Pole Trophy, introduced to recognise the driver with the most pole positions during the year.
In the Constructors’ Championship, Mercedes secured its first title as a full works constructor at the Russian Grand Prix, bringing an end to Red Bull Racing’s four-year run of dominance that had begun in 2010. Mercedes finished the season with 701 points, an extraordinary 296 points ahead of Red Bull Racing, which placed second in the standings.
The season also marked a breakthrough year for Daniel Ricciardo, who claimed the first three race victories of his Formula One career while driving for Red Bull Racing and finished third in the Drivers’ Championship. In contrast, Ricciardo’s teammate Sebastian Vettel, the reigning champion entering the season, endured a difficult campaign and failed to win a race. This made Vettel the first defending world champion since Jacques Villeneuve in 1998 to go winless during the following season, a distinction that remains unique.
2014 F1 Entries drivers and teams
| Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Power unit | No. | Race drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caterham F1 Team | Caterham-Renault | CT05 | Renault Energy F1-2014 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | 1–16 |
| 46 | Will Stevens | 19 | ||||
| 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | 1–11, 13–16, 19 | ||||
| 45 | André Lotterer | 12 | ||||
| Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | F14 T | Ferrari 059/3 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | All |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | All | ||||
| Sahara Force India F1 Team | Force India-Mercedes | VJM07 | Mercedes PU106A Hybrid | 11 | Sergio Pérez | All |
| 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | All | ||||
| Lotus F1 Team | Lotus-Renault | E22 | Renault Energy F1-2014 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | All |
| 13 | Pastor Maldonado | All | ||||
| Marussia F1 Team | Marussia-Ferrari | MR03 | Ferrari 059/3 | 4 | Max Chilton | 1–16 |
| 42 | Alexander Rossi | 12 | ||||
| 17 | Jules Bianchi | 1–15 | ||||
| 42 | Alexander Rossi | 16 | ||||
| McLaren Mercedes | McLaren-Mercedes | MP4-29 | Mercedes PU106A Hybrid | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | All |
| 22 | Jenson Button | All | ||||
| 20 | Kevin Magnussen | All | ||||
| Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes | F1 W05 Hybrid | Mercedes PU106A Hybrid | 6 | Nico Rosberg | All |
| 44 | Lewis Hamilton | All | ||||
| Infiniti Red Bull Racing Renault | Red Bull-Renault | RB10 | Renault Energy F1-2014 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | All |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | All | ||||
| Sauber F1 Team | Sauber-Ferrari | C33 | Ferrari 059/3 | 21 | Esteban Gutiérrez | All |
| 99 | Adrian Sutil | All | ||||
| Scuderia Toro Rosso | Toro Rosso-Renault | STR9 | Renault Energy F1-2014 | 25 | Jean-Éric Vergne | All |
| 26 | Daniil Kvyat | All | ||||
| Williams Martini Racing | Williams-Mercedes | FW36 | Mercedes PU106A Hybrid | 19 | Felipe Massa | All |
| 77 | Valtteri Bottas | All |
2014 Formula 1 Race Calendar
2014 Formula 1 Race Results
2014 Formula 1 Standings
Driver standings
| Pos | Driver | Nationality | Car | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Mercedes | 384 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | GER | Mercedes | 317 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS | Red Bull Racing Renault | 238 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Williams Mercedes | 186 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | GER | Red Bull Racing Renault | 167 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Ferrari | 161 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | BRA | Williams Mercedes | 134 |
| 8 | Jenson Button | GBR | McLaren Mercedes | 126 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | GER | Force India Mercedes | 96 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | MEX | Force India Mercedes | 59 |
| 11 | Kevin Magnussen | DEN | McLaren Mercedes | 55 |
| 12 | Kimi Räikkönen | FIN | Ferrari | 55 |
| 13 | Jean-Eric Vergne | FRA | STR Renault | 22 |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | FRA | Lotus Renault | 8 |
| 15 | Daniil Kvyat | RUS | STR Renault | 8 |
| 16 | Pastor Maldonado | VEN | Lotus Renault | 2 |
| 17 | Jules Bianchi | FRA | Marussia Ferrari | 2 |
| 18 | Adrian Sutil | GER | Sauber Ferrari | 0 |
| 19 | Marcus Ericsson | SWE | Caterham Renault | 0 |
| 20 | Esteban Gutierrez | MEX | Sauber Ferrari | 0 |
| 21 | Max Chilton | GBR | Marussia Ferrari | 0 |
| 22 | Kamui Kobayashi | JPN | Caterham Renault | 0 |
| 23 | Will Stevens | GBR | Caterham Renault | 0 |
Team standings
| Pos | Team | PTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 701 |
| 2 | Red Bull Racing Renault | 405 |
| 3 | Williams Mercedes | 320 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 216 |
| 5 | McLaren Mercedes | 181 |
| 6 | Force India Mercedes | 155 |
| 7 | STR Renault | 30 |
| 8 | Lotus Renault | 10 |
| 9 | Marussia Ferrari | 2 |
| 10 | Sauber Ferrari | 0 |
| 11 | Caterham Renault | 0 |
