2014 Malaysian Grand Prix
- Date
- 30 Mar 2014
- Circuit
- Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Round
- 2 of 19
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
- Pole position
- Lewis Hamilton (1:59.431)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 56 | 1:40:25.974 | 1:43.066 | 25 |
| 2 | 6 | ROSNico Rosberg | Mercedes | 3 | 56 | +17.313 | 18 | |
| 3 | 1 | VETSebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 2 | 56 | +24.534 | 15 | |
| 4 | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | Ferrari | 4 | 56 | +35.992 | 12 | |
| 5 | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Force India | 7 | 56 | +47.199 | 10 | |
| 6 | 22 | BUTJenson Button | McLaren | 10 | 56 | +83.691 | 8 | |
| 7 | 19 | MASFelipe Massa | Williams | 13 | 56 | +85.076 | 6 | |
| 8 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Williams | 18q15 | 56 | +85.537 | 4 | |
| 9 | 20 | MAGKevin Magnussen | McLaren | 8 | 55 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 10 | 26 | KVYDaniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 11 | 55 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 11 | 8 | GRORomain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 15q16 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 6 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 10 | KOBKamui Kobayashi | Caterham | 20 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 9 | ERIMarcus Ericsson | Caterham | 22 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 4 | CHIMax Chilton | Marussia | 21 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 3 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 5 | 49 | Technical | 0 | |
| R | 21 | GUTEsteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 12 | 35 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 99 | SUTAdrian Sutil | Sauber | 17q18 | 32 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 25 | VERJean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 9 | 18 | Power Unit | 0 | |
| R | 17 | BIAJules Bianchi | Marussia | 19 | 8 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 13 | MALPastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 16q17 | 7 | Engine | 0 | |
| W | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Force India | 14 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 4 drivers: Valtteri Bottas qualified 15th, started 18th; Romain Grosjean qualified 16th, started 15th; Pastor Maldonado qualified 17th, started 16th; Adrian Sutil qualified 18th, started 17th. 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
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton: 3 stops (laps 15, 33, 51), stints of 15, 18, 18, 5 laps
- 2nd
- Nico Rosberg: 3 stops (laps 14, 32, 50), stints of 14, 18, 18, 6 laps
- 3rd
- Sebastian Vettel: 3 stops (laps 13, 31, 49), stints of 13, 18, 18, 7 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 2 · 3 or more: 13
- First stops
- median lap 12 of 56
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 3 | 15 (24.6 s), 33 (25.3 s), 51 (24.5 s) | 1518185 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 3 | 14 (24.7 s), 32 (25.3 s), 50 (24.7 s) | 1418186 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 3 | 13 (24.4 s), 31 (24.7 s), 49 (25.2 s) | 1318187 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 3 | 11 (24.5 s), 27 (24.2 s), 42 (24.6 s) | 11161514 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 2 | 16 (25.3 s), 34 (24.9 s) | 161822 |
| BUTJenson Button | 3 | 13 (24.8 s), 25 (24.5 s), 39 (25.0 s) | 13121417 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 3 | 12 (24.6 s), 27 (24.6 s), 42 (24.5 s) | 12151514 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 3 | 14 (25.0 s), 29 (25.0 s), 44 (24.5 s) | 14151512 |
| MAGKevin Magnussen | 3 | 9 (37.1 s), 24 (30.7 s), 39 (24.4 s) | 9151516 |
| KVYDaniil Kvyat | 3 | 10 (25.1 s), 22 (27.5 s), 34 (25.3 s) | 10121221 |
| GRORomain Grosjean | 3 | 12 (25.0 s), 25 (25.6 s), 40 (25.7 s) | 12131515 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 3 | 2 (26.4 s), 18 (24.4 s), 34 (24.2 s) | 161621 |
| KOBKamui Kobayashi | 2 | 15 (27.1 s), 31 (26.5 s) | 151624 |
| ERIMarcus Ericsson | 3 | 11 (30.0 s), 26 (26.5 s), 38 (26.0 s) | 11151216 |
| CHIMax Chilton | 3 | 10 (25.6 s), 27 (29.2 s), 41 (27.8 s) | 10171413 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 5 | 12 (24.7 s), 28 (24.8 s), 40 (109.3 s), 42 (34.7 s), 44 (34.5 s) | 1216125 |
| GUTEsteban Gutiérrez | 2 | 10 (29.4 s), 23 (26.3 s) | 101312 |
| SUTAdrian Sutil | 2 | 11 (26.0 s), 24 (25.5 s) | 11138 |
| VERJean-Éric Vergne | 2 | 2 (45.6 s), 17 (26.6 s) | 15 |
| BIAJules Bianchi | 1 | 1 (52.8 s) | 7 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:57.202 | 1:59.041 | 1:59.431 | +0.019 Q1 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:57.654 | 1:59.399 | 1:59.486 | +0.471 Q1 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:57.183 | 1:59.445 | 2:00.050 | fastest Q1 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:58.889 | 2:01.356 | 2:00.175 | +1.706 Q1 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:58.913 | 2:00.147 | 2:00.541 | +1.730 Q1 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:59.257 | 2:01.532 | 2:01.218 | +2.074 Q1 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 1:58.883 | 2:00.839 | 2:01.712 | +1.700 Q1 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 2:00.356 | 2:02.094 | 2:02.213 | +3.173 Q1 |
| 9 | Jean-Éric Vergne | Toro Rosso | 2:01.689 | 2:02.096 | 2:03.078 | +4.506 Q1 |
| 10 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 2:00.889 | 2:01.810 | 2:04.053 | +3.706 Q1 |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 2:01.175 | 2:02.351 | +3.992 Q1 | |
| 12 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Sauber | 2:01.134 | 2:02.369 | +3.951 Q1 | |
| 13 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 2:00.047 | 2:02.460 | +2.864 Q1 | |
| 14 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 2:00.076 | 2:02.511 | +2.893 Q1 | |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:59.709 | 2:02.756 | +2.526 Q1 | |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus F1 | 2:00.202 | 2:02.885 | +3.019 Q1 | |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus F1 | 2:02.074 | +4.891 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Adrian Sutil | Sauber | 2:02.131 | +4.948 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia | 2:02.702 | +5.519 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Kamui Kobayashi | Caterham | 2:03.595 | +6.412 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Max Chilton | Marussia | 2:04.388 | +7.205 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Marcus Ericsson | Caterham | 2:04.407 | +7.224 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
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1 | 43 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 25 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 0 | 24 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 0 | 23 |
| 5 | Kevin Magnussen | McLaren | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg | Force India | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 0 | 6 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 2 | 68 |
| 2 | McLaren | 0 | 43 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 0 | 30 |
| 4 | Williams | 0 | 20 |
| 5 | Force India | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | Red Bull | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Sauber | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Lotus F1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Caterham | 0 | 0 |