2014 Japanese Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit on 5 Oct 2014 for Mercedes, from 2nd on the grid; Nico Rosberg was second and Sebastian Vettel third. Pole position: Nico Rosberg.

Hamilton took the lead for good on lap 29 of 44, from Nico Rosberg; the lead changed hands 3 times in all. There were 2 safety-car periods (laps 1 to 3, laps 3 to 10). Hamilton stopped 3 times, on laps 2 and 14 and 35; 21 of 21 finishers made 3 stops, and the median first stop was lap 2. The fastest lap was Lewis Hamilton's, 1:51.600 on lap 39. 21 of 22 starters were classified; 1 retired or were not classified. After the race Lewis Hamilton led the championship with 266 points, 10 ahead of Nico Rosberg, with 4 rounds left.

Date

5 Oct 2014

Circuit

Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan

Round

15 of 19

Winner

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Pole position

Nico Rosberg (1:32.506)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 12 drivers: Jean-Éric Vergne qualified 11th, started 20th; Sergio Pérez qualified 12th, started 11th; Daniil Kvyat 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 22nd; Romain Grosjean qualified 18th, started 16th; Marcus Ericsson qualified 19th, started 17th; Jules Bianchi qualified 20th, started 18th; Kamui Kobayashi qualified 21st, started 19th; Max Chilton qualified 22nd, started 21st. 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: 3 stops (laps 2, 14, 35), stints of 2, 12, 21, 9 laps

2nd

Nico Rosberg: 3 stops (laps 2, 13, 33), stints of 2, 11, 20, 11 laps

3rd

Sebastian Vettel: 3 stops (laps 2, 12, 29), stints of 2, 10, 17, 15 laps

Finishers

3 or more: 21

First stops

median lap 2 of 44

Pit stops

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

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.

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.

Full 2014 standings