2014 Italian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 Italian Grand Prix at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on 7 Sept 2014 for Mercedes, from pole position; Nico Rosberg was second and Felipe Massa third. Pole position: Lewis Hamilton.
Hamilton took the lead for good on lap 29 of 53, from Nico Rosberg; the lead changed hands 3 times in all. Hamilton stopped once, on lap 25; 19 of 20 finishers made 1 stop, and the median first stop was lap 23. The fastest lap was Lewis Hamilton's, 1:28.004 on lap 29. 20 of 22 starters were classified; 2 retired or were not classified. After the race Nico Rosberg led the championship with 238 points, 22 ahead of Lewis Hamilton, with 6 rounds left.
- Date
- 7 Sept 2014
- Circuit
- Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
- Round
- 13 of 19
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
- Pole position
- Lewis Hamilton (1:24.109)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 53 | 1:19:10.236 | 1:28.004 | 25 |
| 2 | 6 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 2 | 53 | +3.175 | 18 | |
| 3 | 19 | MASFelipe Massa | Williams | 4 | 53 | +25.026 | 15 | |
| 4 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Williams | 3 | 53 | +40.786 | 12 | |
| 5 | 3 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 9 | 53 | +50.309 | 10 | |
| 6 | 1 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 8 | 53 | +59.965 | 8 | |
| 7 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Force India | 10 | 53 | +62.518 | 6 | |
| 8 | 22 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 6 | 53 | +63.063 | 4 | |
| 9 | 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 11q12 | 53 | +63.535 | 2 | |
| 10 | 20 | MAGKevin Magnussen | McLaren | 5 | 53 | +66.171 | 1 | |
| 11 | 26 | KVYDaniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 21q11 | 53 | +71.184 | 0 | |
| 12 | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 13q14 | 53 | +72.606 | 0 | |
| 13 | 25 | VERJean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 12q13 | 53 | +73.093 | 0 | |
| 14 | 13 | MALPastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 16q17 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 99 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Sauber | 14q15 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 8 | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 17q18 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 10 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Caterham | 18q19 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 17 | BIAJules Bianchi | Marussia | 19q20 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 21 | GUTEsteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 15q16 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 20 | 9 | ERIMarcus Ericsson | Caterham | 22 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 7 | 28 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 4 | CHIMax Chilton | Marussia | 20q21 | 5 | Accident | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 11 drivers: Daniil Kvyat qualified 11th, started 21st; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 12th, started 11th; Jean-Éric Vergne qualified 13th, started 12th; Nico Hülkenberg qualified 14th, started 13th; Adrian Sutil qualified 15th, started 14th; Esteban Gutiérrez qualified 16th, started 15th; Pastor Maldonado qualified 17th, started 16th; Romain Grosjean qualified 18th, started 17th; Kamui Kobayashi qualified 19th, started 18th; Jules Bianchi qualified 20th, started 19th; Max Chilton qualified 21st, started 20th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton: 1 stop (lap 25), stints of 25, 28 laps
- 2nd
- Nico Rosberg: 1 stop (lap 24), stints of 24, 29 laps
- 3rd
- Felipe Massa: 1 stop (lap 23), stints of 23, 30 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 19 · 3 or more: 1
- First stops
- median lap 23 of 53
Pit stops
Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 1 | 25 (24.5 s) | 2528 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 1 | 24 (24.6 s) | 2429 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 1 | 23 (24.3 s) | 2330 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 1 | 24 (25.0 s) | 2429 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 1 | 26 (24.4 s) | 2627 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 1 | 18 (25.2 s) | 1835 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 1 | 19 (24.9 s) | 1934 |
| BUTJenson Button | 1 | 22 (24.7 s) | 2231 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 1 | 20 (24.5 s) | 2033 |
| MAGKevin Magnussen | 1 | 21 (24.2 s) | 2132 |
| KVYDaniil Kvyat | 1 | 30 (24.7 s) | 3023 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 1 | 19 (25.5 s) | 1934 |
| VERJean-Éric Vergne | 1 | 24 (25.0 s) | 2429 |
| MALPastor Maldonado | 1 | 21 (24.2 s) | 2131 |
| SUTAdrian Sutil | 1 | 24 (26.9 s) | 2428 |
| GRORomain Grosjean | 1 | 20 (25.1 s) | 2032 |
| KOBKamui Kobayashi | 1 | 22 (25.3 s) | 2230 |
| BIAJules Bianchi | 1 | 27 (26.6 s) | 2725 |
| GUTEsteban Gutiérrez | 3 | 9 (26.4 s), 36 (25.7 s), 49 (26.8 s) | 92713 |
| ERIMarcus Ericsson | 1 | 30 (28.7 s) | 3021 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 1 | 21 (24.9 s) | 217 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:25.363 | 1:24.560 | 1:24.109 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:25.493 | 1:24.600 | 1:24.383 | +0.274 Q3 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:26.012 | 1:24.858 | 1:24.697 | +0.588 Q3 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:25.528 | 1:25.046 | 1:24.865 | +0.756 Q3 |
| 5 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 1:26.337 | 1:25.973 | 1:25.314 | +1.205 Q3 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:26.328 | 1:25.630 | 1:25.379 | +1.270 Q3 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:26.514 | 1:25.525 | 1:25.430 | +1.321 Q3 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:26.631 | 1:25.769 | 1:25.436 | +1.327 Q3 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:26.721 | 1:25.946 | 1:25.709 | +1.600 Q3 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:26.569 | 1:25.863 | 1:25.944 | +1.754 Q2 |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:26.261 | 1:26.070 | +1.961 Q2 | |
| 12 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:26.689 | 1:26.110 | +2.001 Q2 | |
| 13 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:26.140 | 1:26.157 | +2.031 Q1 | |
| 14 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:26.371 | 1:26.279 | +2.170 Q2 | |
| 15 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber | 1:27.034 | 1:26.588 | +2.479 Q2 | |
| 16 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 1:26.999 | 1:26.692 | +2.583 Q2 | |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 1:27.520 | +3.411 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 1:27.632 | +3.523 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham | 1:27.671 | +3.562 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 1:27.738 | +3.629 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Max Chilton | Marussia | 1:28.247 | +4.138 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham | 1:28.562 | +4.453 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 4 | 238 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 6 | 216 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 3 | 166 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 0 | 122 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 0 | 121 |
| 6 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 0 | 106 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 0 | 72 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 0 | 70 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 0 | 55 |
| 10 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 0 | 41 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 10 | 454 |
| 2 | Red Bull | 3 | 272 |
| 3 | Williams | 0 | 177 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 0 | 162 |
| 5 | McLaren | 0 | 110 |
| 6 | Force India | 0 | 109 |
| 7 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | Lotus F1 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Marussia | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Sauber | 0 | 0 |