05 Oct 2014 Japanese Grand Prix
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in FIA Formula 1 World Championship
The 2014 Japanese Grand Prix was Round 15 of the 2014 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, 5 October 2014. Nico Rosberg started on pole position for Mercedes and his team-mate Lewis Hamilton was the race winner.
On lap 43 of the race, in fading light, Jules Bianchi was critically injured when he lost control of his Marussia (#17) at the Dunlop Curve and crashed into a recovery vehicle which was recovering the stricken Sauber of Adrian Sutil, who had spun off on the previous lap. Tragically, Bianchi suffered severe head injuries in the accident and remained in a coma until his death on 17 July 2015.
2014 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | Mercedes | Pirelli | 44 | 1:51:43.021 | - | - | 1:51.600 | 39 | 137.064 | 25 |
| 2 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Mercedes | Pirelli | 44 | 1:51:52.201 | +9.180 | +9.180 | 1:52.551 | 15 | 136.877 | 18 |
| 3 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 44 | 1:52:12.143 | +29.122 | +19.942 | 1:51.915 | 32 | 136.471 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Pirelli | 44 | 1:52:21.839 | +38.818 | +9.696 | 1:52.231 | 38 | 136.275 | 12 |
| 5 | 22 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 44 | 1:52:50.571 | +1:07.550 | +28.732 | 1:51.721 | 33 | 135.697 | 10 |
| 6 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | BOT | Finland | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 44 | 1:53:36.794 | +1:53.773 | +46.223 | 1:54.103 | 41 | 134.777 | 8 |
| 7 | 19 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 44 | 1:53:38.147 | +1:55.126 | +1.353 | 1:53.450 | 39 | 134.750 | 6 |
| 8 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | HUL | Germany | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 44 | 1:53:38.969 | +1:55.948 | +0.822 | 1:52.814 | 28 | 134.734 | 4 |
| 9 | 25 | Jean-Eric Vergne | VER | France | Toro Rosso Renault | Pirelli | 44 | 1:53:50.659 | +2:07.638 | +11.690 | 1:53.562 | 35 | 134.503 | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 43 | 1:51:22.646 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:53.556 | 27 | 134.354 | 1 |
| 11 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | KVY | Russia | Toro Rosso Renault | Pirelli | 43 | 1:51:48.409 | 1 lap | +25.763 | 1:54.021 | 25 | 133.838 | |
| 12 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Ferrari | Pirelli | 43 | 1:51:49.838 | 1 lap | +1.429 | 1:52.426 | 36 | 133.810 | |
| 13 | 21 | Esteban Gutiérrez | GUT | Mexico | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 43 | 1:52:14.678 | 1 lap | +24.840 | 1:55.372 | 40 | 133.316 | |
| 14 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | MAG | Denmark | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 43 | 1:52:22.070 | 1 lap | +7.392 | 1:53.510 | 38 | 133.170 | |
| 15 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | GRO | France | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 43 | 1:52:22.780 | 1 lap | +0.710 | 1:55.302 | 28 | 133.156 | |
| 16 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | MAL | Venezuela | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 43 | 1:52:42.898 | 1 lap | +20.118 | 1:54.702 | 26 | 132.760 | |
| 17 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | ERI | Sweden | Caterham Renault | Pirelli | 43 | 1:52:50.427 | 1 lap | +7.529 | 1:54.669 | 27 | 132.612 | |
| 18 | 4 | Max Chilton | CHI | Great Britain | Marussia Ferrari | Pirelli | 43 | 1:53:36.282 | 1 lap | +45.855 | 1:56.472 | 25 | 131.720 | |
| 19 | 10 | Kamui Kobayashi | KOB | Japan | Caterham Renault | Pirelli | 43 | 1:53:59.121 | 1 lap | +22.839 | 1:55.641 | 29 | 131.280 | |
| 20 | 17 | Jules Bianchi | BIA | France | Marussia Ferrari | Pirelli | 41 | 1:48:14.109 | 3 laps | 2 laps | 1:55.985 | 27 | 131.816 | |
| 21 | 99 | Adrian Sutil | SUT | Germany | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 40 | 1:46:17.524 | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:55.753 | 25 | 130.948 | |
| DNF | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Ferrari | Pirelli | 2 | 6:19.243 | 107.399 |